Our MSc Student at University of Tübingen (CIVIS)

Aikaterini ZACHAROPOULOU (MSc Class 2022-2024, 2nd year, Dr. Themis Alissafi Lab, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens) have been selected among the top European MSc and PhD Students to attend the Blended Intensive Program (BIP) CIVIS course "Science, Ethics & Governance of Human Genome Editing" organized by the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen between 14 June to 22 July 2024.​

Katerina was awarded an international scholarship funded through the CIVIS fund, provided to outstanding graduate students to attend the international CIVIS program. Congratulations!

This CIVIS-BIP is organized by Dr. Oliver Feeney (Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen), with a main focus on the Human Genome Editing, covering its scientific foundations, clinical applications, ethical considerations, and societal implications.

Aikaterini ZACHAROPOULOU (MSc Class 2022-2024) at the CIVIS Blended Intensive Program in Tübingen, Germany

CIVIS-BIP "Science, Ethics & Governance of Human Genome Editing" Program: 

• Research workshops (online): 14 June to 12 July 2024

  • The virtual sessions will cover a range of topics, including an introduction to the Programme brief history of genome editing, to the science, ethics, and governance, as well as other important topics. The virtual sessions will also allow the engagement with the wider groups from around the world, including patient groups, and/ or other important voices from the wider community.

  • ​1 hour - initial deliberative polling

  • 10 hours - online classes / guest lectures

  • 4 hours - additional learning support​

• Physical mobility program (in Tübingen): 18 to 22 July 2024

  • Mix of lecture and deliberative workshops, with a range of lecturers over the days. The focus will be first on the science, then on the ethics and the governance of human genome editing. This will result in a strong understanding of the range of interrelated ethical, legal/ regulatory, scientific.

  • Social considerations in human genome editing (and related technologies) will be achieved by active class engagement through a mix of lectures, discussions and workshops. Students will also get to experience the city of Tübingen with social and field educational activities. 

  • One-day symposium that will allow students to present their work in a friendly symposium atmosphere, leading to a generation of ideas for preparing a co-authored paper (or collection of papers in a special issue proposal) - thus the students will have the chance to be published.

CIVIS is a European Civic University formed by the alliance of 11 leading research higher education institutions across Europe: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aix-Marseille Université, Universitatea din București, Université libre de Bruxelles, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Sapienza Università di Roma, Stockholm University, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, University of Glasgow, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg and University of Lausanne. It brings together a community of more than 470,000 students and 58,000 staff members including 35,000 academics and researchers.

Learn more on the CIVIS Courses here...