future dream as a bioengineer

Future Dream as a Bioengineer

T.W. Loong

My background

Studied biotech in undergrad Studied political philo in postgrad Organized various campaigns

throughout the years Love tech and social innovation

Needle-free vaccine

http://www.ted.com/talks/mark_kendall_demo_a_needle_free_vaccine_patch_that_s_safer_and_way_cheaper

Your genome map• Track your own

ancestors• Know your disease

disposition• Know your

personalities

Decode your genome

Cancer-free baby?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1110244/Britains-cancer-free-designer-baby-born-screened-deadly-gene.html

The Technique - PGD

PGD: Treatment of Disease

PGD: Gender Selection

Designer baby – a dream or curse?

A huge gap

Technology is going fast From pioneering tech to application,

we need entrepreneurs in the following fields: Genetic Counselling Gene Therapy Genetic “enhancement” Personalized medical treatment

You may not be an expert

But you can help to spot out a social problem and fix it togetherhttp://vimeo.com/67549961

Issues to be addressed

Consent and privacy The ‘therapy vs. enhancement’

distinction Therapy is good because it can save

lives while enhancement is bad because it challenges human nature?

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