He Jiankui
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He Jiankui is a Chinese biophysicist widely known for creating the first gene-edited babies using CRISPR, a move that sparked global ethical controversy and led to his imprisonment in China.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese scientist
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biophysicist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| aimedToConfer | HIV resistance in edited babies ⓘ |
| announced | birth of gene-edited twin girls in 2018 ⓘ |
| citizenship | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversyType | human germline editing ⓘ |
| convictedOf | illegal medical practice in China ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Stephen Quake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedGene | CCR5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Rice University
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Stanford University ⓘ University of Science and Technology of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Southern University of Science and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethicsApprovalStatus | lacked proper ethical approval for human embryo editing ⓘ |
| familyName | He NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
CRISPR
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biophysics ⓘ genome editing ⓘ |
| fined | 3 million yuan ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jiankui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | triggered calls for moratorium on clinical germline editing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
CRISPR babies controversy
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creating the first gene-edited babies ⓘ human embryo genome editing ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | sentenced to prison in China ⓘ |
| name | He Jiankui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableWork | CRISPR editing of CCR5 gene in human embryos ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hunan, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | associate professor at Southern University of Science and Technology ⓘ |
| prisonSentenceLength | 3 years ⓘ |
| professionalConsequence |
banned from conducting assisted reproductive technology work for a period in China
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dismissed from Southern University of Science and Technology ⓘ |
| publicAnnouncementMethod | YouTube videos ⓘ |
| publicAnnouncementVenue | Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing (2018) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedFromPrison | 2022 ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
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HIV-related gene editing ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
global bioethics controversy
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international scientific condemnation ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | CRISPR-Cas9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfSentencing | 2019 ⓘ |
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