Katie Hasson
Katie Hasson, PhD, writes, speaks, researches, and teaches about the social and political aspects of human genetic and reproductive technologies. Katie earned her PhD in Sociology with a Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality from the University of California, Berkeley, and was previously Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California.
Publications
In response to: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/crispr.2021.29121.gle
Levrier apparently misunderstands the nature of our project published in The CRISPR Journal in October 2020...
The “CRISPR babies” announced in headlines around the world recently turned two years old, and we still know nothing about...
Abstract
Discussions and debates about the governance of human germline and heritable genome editing should be informed by a clear...
In the News
In this episode of Disability Deep Dive, hosts Keith and Jodi explore the complex interplay between disability science, technology...
A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer...
Biopolitical Times
"Golden mitochondria" by National Institutes of Health
(NIH) is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
Last week, researchers at...
This month’s gene therapy news includes celebrations of promising new developments running beside gloomy takes on the future of the...
In a much-anticipated move, US regulators have approved two new gene therapies for sickle cell disease. On December 8...
Talks and Testimonies
This podcast discussion peeks into the world projected by J.D. Lasica in his new genetics thriller novel, Biohack. Bioethics...
Jesse Mulligan, from RNZ radio in New Zealand talks to CGS' own Katie Hasson regarding how many New Zealanders have sent off...
The Center for Genetics and Society receives numerous invitations to speak in person and via video link to high school...