Safeguarding synthetic biology: lessons from iGEM

The Oxford University Society for Synthetic Biology (SynBio.Oxford) is pleased to be hosting a talk by Dr Piers Millet (Senior Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute). Dr Millet has worked for a large number of international organisations including the UN as a world leading expert on issues of biosecurity and the biological weapons convention. He is also the current co-chair of the iGEM competition’s Safety Committee which oversees the security and safety of the work being done by participating teams around the world.

Admission is free, and more details about Dr Millett can be found at:
www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/team/piers-millett