Waide Center Seminar: Wed, Dec. 3 | Julian Savulescu: "Ethics of Polygenic Editing and Selection of Embryos"

Wednesday, December 3 at 4:00-5:30 pm, the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will be hosting Jeff Sebo, who will be giving a seminar on “Ethics of Polygenic Editing and Selection of Embryos.” The event will be held remotely via Zoom and is free and open to all students, faculty, staff, and community members. Please attend and encourage your students to attend!

Julian Savulescu

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (EST)

Title: “Ethics of Polygenic Editing and Selection of Embryos"

Zoom link: https://Fairfield.zoom.us/j/95197924493

About the Speaker: Julian Savulescu is an award-winning ethicist, medical doctor, and moral philosopher, with training in neuroscience, medicine, and philosophy. He is currently Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford. He is also Chen Su Lan Centennial Professor in Medical Ethics and Head of the Centre for Biomedical Ethics at the Yong Loon Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore.  

About the series: The Waide Center for Applied Ethics Seminar Series is a forum for building community and advancing research in Applied Ethics. It encourages jargon-free and supportive discussions that will be accessible to participants with serious interest in applied ethics and who come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds. Invited speakers in the series present a work-in-progress or recently published paper on topics relevant to applied ethics. At least half of each meeting is devoted to Q&A and general discussion. Please contact the Director of the Waide Center for Applied Ethics, Gregg D. Caruso, for more information.