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The young scientist of the institute participated in the meeting of the Bioethics Committee of the Council of Europe + Photo Jun 01, 2018 | 10:18 / Scientific mission

The leading researcher of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies of ANAS, scientific secretary of the Azerbaijan National Bioethics Committee, PhD Gulnara Balakishiyeva participated in the 13th meeting of the Bioethics Committee of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, France, on 23-25th of May. A project of the Additional Protocol for the protection of persons with psychological disabilities and their compulsory treatment was discussed. The representatives of 47 countries participated in the meeting focused on the news in the field of Bioethics, discussed some points of the Oviedo convention, ethic and juridical issues aroused due to the human genome editing technologies. At the end of the meeting, the edited project of the Additional Protocol was sent for consideration to the Coordination Committee of the Council of Europe for Human Rights.