The lecture series reflects on the consequences of the revolutionary gene editing technology CRISPR/Cas in the fields of natural sciences and medicine, as well as its societal significance. The top-class speakers of the series include Kay Davies (Oxford), Kevin M. Esvelt (MIT), Caroline Gutjahr (TUM), Henry T. Greely (Stanford), Dirk Inzé (Gent), Greg Newby (Broad Institute), Kai P. Purnhagen (Bayreuth), Pamela C. Ronald (UC Davis) and Jörg Vogel (HIRI/Würzburg).

The lecture series is part of the CAS Research Focus "CRISPR/Cas" . The spokesperson of this Research Focus is Prof. Dr. Eckhard Wolf (LMU).