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The Progress Educational Trust podcast

The Progress Educational Trust podcast

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 PET (the Progress Educational Trust) is an independent charity that improves choices for people affected by infertility and genetic conditions.

On this podcast, you can hear the latest PET discussions of scientific, ethical, legal and policy issues in fertility, genetics, genomics and embryo/stem cell research.

These discussions feature experts and advocates from around the world, as well as contributions from patients and the broader public.Copyright Progress Educational Trust Management & Leadership Ökonomie
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  • Donor Conception and Genomics: Sperm, Eggs, Embryos, Mitochondria

    Donor Conception and Genomics: Sperm, Eggs, Embryos, Mitochondria
    Mar 2 2026
    This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast discusses the genetics and genomics of various forms of donor conception, and related scientific and ethical issues.

    The discussion – which originally took place at the PET Annual Conference – is introduced by Sarah Norcross (Director of PET) and chaired by Professor Karen Sermon (former Chair of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology), with contributions from:

    ⚫ Professor Stéphane Viville (founder of the Genetics of Infertility Unit at the University Hospitals of Strasbourg)

    ⚫ Professor Dagan Wells (Professor of Reproductive Genetics at the University of Oxford and Director of Juno Genetics)

    ⚫ Professor Michael Parker (Director of the Ethox Centre and of the Global Health Bioethics Network)

    ⚫ Debbie Kennett (Genetic Genealogist)

    PET is grateful to the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology for supporting this discussion.

    PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast.

    Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.
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    53 Min.
  • Polygenic Risk, Polygenic Scores, Polygenic Indices: What Are They? What Should Be Done with Them?

    Polygenic Risk, Polygenic Scores, Polygenic Indices: What Are They? What Should Be Done with Them?
    Feb 23 2026
    This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast discusses the science and ethics of PGT-P – a controversial form of preimplantation genetic testing that uses polygenic scores, rather than using more traditional forms of genomic data.

    The discussion – which originally took place at the PET Annual Conference – is chaired by Dr Philip Ball (science writer and broadcaster), with contributions from:

    ⚫ Dr Emma Meaburn (Behavioural Geneticist at Birkbeck University of London)

    ⚫ Dr Dorit Barlevy (Senior Researcher at Baylor College of Medicine)

    ⚫ Professor Angus Clarke (Emeritus Professor of Clinical Genetics at Cardiff University)

    PET is grateful to the British Fertility Society for supporting this discussion.

    PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast.

    Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.
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    35 Min.
  • The Origins of Preimplantation Genetic Testing

    The Origins of Preimplantation Genetic Testing
    Feb 16 2026
    This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast features Professor Alan Handyside – a pioneer of preimplantation genetic testing – explaining how and why it became scientifically possible, and also legally permissible, to test the DNA of IVF embryos.

    This discussion – which originally took place at the PET Annual Conference – is introduced by Sarah Norcross (Director of PET) and chaired by Dr Philip Ball (science writer and broadcaster).

    PET is grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast.

    Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.
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    15 Min.
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