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Yann Joly, Athira P. S. and Amnah Azahar paneling at the Workshop on Genomic Medicine, Therapeutics and Health, Bangkok, 2025

Yann Joly presenting on International Genome Data Sharing and Biosecurity at Thai Symposium, Bangkok, 2025

Yann Joly presenting on the marketing of Stem Cells at the Law Faculty of Macao University, 2025

Presentation and discussion on the CGP and Data Governance to McGill Alumnus in Hong Kong with Anthony NG and Alvin Chin-Wai Chun 2025

Yann Joly presenting on the marketing of Stem Cells and PRPs at the Law Faculty of Macao University w/ Stephen Li Du & Yuanjia HU (moderating), 2025

Ma'n Zawati presenting at the Pan-Canadian Genome Library Conference, Montreal, 2025

Sasha Faraji presenting at the Pan-Canadian Genome Library Conference, Montreal, 2025

Sarah Bouhouita-Guermech and Maushumi Bhattacharjee presenting on Explainable AI, Montreal, 2025

CGP Team Summer Hiking, 2025

Book Launch of Promoting the “Human” in Law, Policy, and Medicine 2025

Book Launch of Promoting the “Human” in Law, Policy, and Medicine

Genetic Discrimination Observatory Conference in Istanbul, Turkey 2024

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2024

Director Yann Joly at the McGill Alumni Talk on How Genomic Medicine is Transforming Healthcare 2024

Senior French magistrate Gwenola Joly-Coz visits the CGP 2024

Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health 2024

Yuan Stevens and Ma'n H. Zawati presents at the GA4GH Connect 12th Plenary in Melbourne, Australia 2024

Canadian Health Minister Mark Holland Announces Funding for The Pan-Canadian Genome Library 2023

The World Health Organization 2024

Sandrine Richard’s Talk on The Responsible Integration of AI into Clinical Decision Making and Genomics 2024

Research Director Ma'n Zawati chairing a panel discussion at the 17th World Congress on Bioethics in Doha, Qatar 2024

WYNG-Hatton Lecture Cambridge 2024

PhD Student Derek So presents "Research Funding and the Problem of What Counts as 'Impact' in Bioethics and Health Policy" at the HaploTalks Seminar

Ma'n Zawati Presents at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Genomic Medicine Institute Research Symposium 2024

CGP Team at Laser Tag 2024

Bartha Maria Knoppers at the Canada Healthcare Innovation Summit 2024

The 4th Annual Genetic Discrimination Observatory Conference 2023 held in Panama

The Bartha Maria Knoppers Inaugural Lecture 2023

The Human Genetics Student Society Conference 2023

Invited Scholar Dr. Calvin Ho visits the CGP to present "Regulating Generative AI in Health and Health Research" 2023

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 05, 2025

McGill University, Montreal

The 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2025

UPCOMING EVENT

September 05, 2025

McGill University, Montreal
10 - 11 AM

The 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2025

On behalf of the Centre of Genomics and Policy, we are pleased to invite you to the 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture, titled “Polygenic Risk Scores and the Human Right to Science.” Our guest speaker is Prof. Calvin Ho, Associate Professor with the Faculty of Law at Monash University in Melbourne (Australia), Research Fellow of the Centre for Medical Ethics at the University of Hong Kong, and Fellow of PHG Foundation at the University of Cambridge (UK).

Please RSVP by August 28th, 2025.

Event details:

📅 Date: Friday, Sept 5th, 2025
🕙 Time: 10-11 AM (refreshments will be served)
📍 Location: Leacock Building, Room 232 (McGill University)
📌 Format: In person

PAST EVENTS

June 02, 2025

Hybrid Course: McGill University and Online

Summer Course 2025: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institute in Global Health

PAST EVENT

June 02, 2025

Hybrid Course: McGill University and Online
9 AM - 12:30 PM

Summer Course 2025: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institute in Global Health

The CGP is thrilled to announce our course on “Global Health Law: A Primer for Health Students, Practitioners, & Professionals,” which will be held this year from June 2nd to 6th as part of McGill University’s Summer Institute in Global Health. The course is directed by CGP Director, Prof. Yann Joly and Dr. Diya Uberoi, Academic Associate.

Please consult the flyer for further information about the course.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Diya Uberoi at [email protected].

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April 10, 2025

McGill University Faculty of Law, Room 102 of New Chancellor Day Hall

Technology, reproductive autonomy, and its limits: The South African experience

PAST EVENT

April 10, 2025

McGill University Faculty of Law, Room 102 of New Chancellor Day Hall
1PM - 2:30PM

Technology, reproductive autonomy, and its limits: The South African experience

Reproductive law sits at the crossroads of personal autonomy, medical innovation, and state regulation. Nowhere is this tension more evident than in South Africa—a country with a strong constitutional commitment to individual freedoms, yet a legal framework that both expands and restricts reproductive rights in unexpected ways. In this lecture, Professor Donrich Thaldar will explore landmark legal battles shaping South African reproductive law, from the constitutional right to procreative freedom to the controversial requirement of a genetic link in surrogacy. He will examine the recent legalisation of preimplantation sex selection, the legal status of gametes and embryos, and the growing role of genetic technologies in reproductive decision-making. With reproductive law at a global crossroads, this talk will challenge conventional assumptions and offer fresh insights into the future of reproductive autonomy.

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December 17, 2024

Istanbul, Turkey

The GDO’s 5th Annual Scientific Meeting

PAST EVENT

December 17, 2024

Istanbul, Turkey
all day

The GDO’s 5th Annual Scientific Meeting

The meeting will bring together expert members of the Genetic Discrimination Observatory (GDO) and aims to provide a forum for discuss findings on genetic discrimination, provide an update on the GDOs activities to date, and establish a collaborative agenda for next year.

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September 05, 2025

The 3rd Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2025

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June 02, 2025

Summer Course 2025: Global Health Law at the McGill Summer Institute in Global Health

April 10, 2025

Technology, reproductive autonomy, and its limits: The South African experience

December 17, 2024

The GDO’s 5th Annual Scientific Meeting

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The Bartha Maria Knoppers Annual Lecture 2024 - Keynote Speaker Eva Winkler

APACPH 2024 Talk Concert, Busan, South Korea