We are partnering with UKRI Sciencewise to run a large-scale dialogue to assess public opinions on reviewing the 14-day rule for human embryo research.
To ensure a robust and accountable process, we have appointed an independent Oversight Group to oversee the public dialogue – providing challenge, guidance and advice on its scope, design and delivery. The group will review the structure and content of the sessions and help ensure that a diversity of views and voices is heard in the process.
Oversight Group Members
Chair: Nick Hopwood
Professor of History of Science and Medicine, University of Cambridge
Annabel Sowemimo
Community Sexual and Reproductive Health Consultant, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust; Author; Founder, Reproductive Justice Initiative
Barbara Czyznikowska
Community Engagement & Inclusion Manager, Centre for Ethnic Health Research, University of Leicester
Catherine Day
Deputy Director, Cabinet Office; Convenor of the cross-government participatory methods; Co-Founder of the National Strategy Project; Visiting Fellow, King’s College London
César Palacios-Gonzáles
Senior Research Fellow in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
Emma Yhnell FLSW
Reader & Associate Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, College of Biomedical & Life Science, Cardiff University
Hana Ayoob
Independent STEM Engagement Professional; Independent Illustrator, Patient and Public Involvement Manager, British Society for Immunology
Jason Kasraie
Consultant Clinical Embryologist and Andrologist, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust; Head of Fertility Services, The Shropshire and Mid-Wales Fertility Centre; Visiting Professor, University of Chester
Laura O’Donovan
Lecturer in Law, University of Sheffield
Marta Shahbazi
Group Leader, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Peter Rugg-Gunn
Group Leader and Head of Public Engagement, Babraham Institute
Petra Nordqvist
Senior Lecturer in Sociology; Co-Director of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives, University of Manchester
Phil Champain OBE
Independent Faith and Dialogue Consultant; Former Director of the Faith and Belief Forum
Roger Sturmey
Professor in Reproductive Medicine, Hull York Medical School
Rosamund Scott
Professor of Medical Law and Ethics; Director of the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics, King’s College London
Sharon Martin
Interim Chief Executive, Fertility Network UK