Events

Gene Hype: Is Human Genetics Oversold or Undervalued? (Second Event)

Progress Educational Trust
Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
12 November 2003 -

Left to right: Professor Dian Donnai, Dr Helen Wallace, Juliet Tizzard, Robin McKie
Photograph by Simon King
See other photographs of this event below

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This evening debate at the University of Manchester was organised by the Progress Educational Trust (PET) in partnership with Nowgen.

It was the second of two PET events addressing the question of whether human genetics is oversold or undervalued. The first event took place in London on 29 May 2003.

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Speakers

• Dian Donnai
  Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of Manchester

• Robin McKie
  Science and Technology editor at the Observer newspaper

• Dr Helen Wallace
  Executive Director or GeneWatch UK

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Chair

• Juliet Tizzard
  Head of Policy at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Founder of BioNews and former Director of PET

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Left to right: Professor Dian Donnai, Dr Helen Wallace, Juliet Tizzard
Photograph by Simon King

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Left to right: Dr Helen Wallace, Juliet Tizzard, Robin McKie
Photograph by Simon King

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Left to right: Juliet Tizzard, Robin McKie
Photograph by Simon King

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Left to right: Dr Helen Wallace, Juliet Tizzard
Photograph by Simon King

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Left to right: Professor Dian Donnai, Dr Helen Wallace
Photograph by Simon King

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Professor Dian Donnai
Photograph by Simon King

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Professor Dian Donnai
Photograph by Simon King

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Robin McKie
Photograph by Simon King

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Robin McKie
Photograph by Simon King

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Dr Helen Wallace
Photograph by Simon King

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Dr Helen Wallace
Photograph by Simon King

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Left to right: Dr Anna Smajdor, Chris Chatterton
Photograph by Simon King