AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program

Human Enhancement in Sports

Capitol Hill Briefing, 2007

In November 2007, AAAS and the Hastings Center co-sponsored a Capitol Hill briefing in Washington, DC on gene doping. The expert panel included:

• Theodore Friedmann, Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
• Thomas H. Murray, President, The Hastings Center
• Mark Rothstein, Director, Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law at the University of Louisville School of Medicine
• John Feinstein, Sports Writer, Washington Post; Contributor, National Public Radio

November 2007 News Article

Gene Doping Symposium in Saint Petersburg, Russia

AAAS and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), an international organization that provides comprehensive anti-doping monitoring and educational resources at Olympic and Paralympic Games, co-sponsored a symposium in June 2008 in St. Petersburg, Russia to discuss gene doping in sport. Resulting from the meeting was the St. Petersburg Declaration on Gene Doping, which includes policy recommendations.

Meeting Details | Agenda and Speaker Presentations | July 2008 News Article