Jennifer Gumer
Lecturer Loyola Marymount University
- Lost Angeles CA
Jennifer Gumer is an expert at the intersection of policy and science and biotechnology.
Media
Biography
Education
Columbia University
M.A.
Bioethics/Medical Ethics
2017
New York University School of Law
J.D.
2011
University of California - San Diego
B.Sc.
Biology & Creative Writing
2007
Social
Areas of Expertise
Industry Expertise
Media Appearances
Jennifer M. Gumer: Discovering Bioethics at the Intersection of Science and the Law
Columbia University - School of Professional Studies online
Jennifer M. Gumer always knew she wanted to study science—she just didn’t want to be a scientist. While studying biology, with a focus on genetics, at the University of California San Diego, she learned "pretty quickly" that she didn’t like lab work, she said. “And I faint whenever I get my blood taken, so I wasn’t going to be a doctor."
Articles
The Wisdom of Germline Editing: An Ethical Analysis of the Use of CRISPR-Cas9 to Edit Human Embryos
The New Bioethics2019
With recent reports that a Chinese scientist used CRISPR-Cas9 to heritably edit the genomes of human embryos brought to term, discussions regarding the ethics of the technology are urgently needed. Although certain applications of germline editing have been endorsed by both the National Academy of Sciences and the Nuffield Council, this paper explores the ethical concerns related even to such therapeutic uses of the technology.
Why Human Germline Editing Might Never Be Legal in the U.S.
Albany Medical College - Bioethics Online2019-08-09
A Russian scientist recently announced his intention to use the gene-editing tool CRISPR to edit and implant human embryos—a revelation that met with international outcry similar to the condemnation of the Chinese scientist He Jiankui last year when he announced that he had created the first gene-edited babies.
