Current Research

Since the development of transgenic mice in the 1980s, genetically altered model organisms have come to play a key role in research and development in the biosciences. Yet, the increasingly global scope and reach of these organisms, for example in the development of international mutant mouse resources, raises challenges for policy makers, scientists and regulators.

• How, and at what level, are the production and circulation of genetically altered animals to be standardized and regulated? 
• What contribution do economic, cultural, ethical and biomedical criteria make to the development of regulation in different contexts?
• How might these be articulated or adjudicated internationally?
  
• And how do these relate to existing national and regional differences in the ‘geographies of science’, evident in diverse approaches to animal welfare, public engagement and political commitment to biotechnological development?

This webpage introduces research funded by a three-year ESRC Research Fellowship, which will explore how these model organisms emerge as key actors in the economic, political and cultural practices shaping global developments in biotechnology.

Please note these pages are no longer being updated regularly. For further information on further research outputs please check my publications page.