Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Karinne's research takes a multidisciplinary approach and focuses on the integration of science, commercialisation challenges and law, particularly around biotechnology, genetic technologies and nanotechnology in all their applications including health, agriculture and industry. She is the author of books, refereed articles and book chapters published in Australia, the USA, and Europe. A key feature of Karinne's research is its incorporation of law reform recommendations which have been acted on by relevant bodies.
Current projects include a NHMRC funded project on genomics and mitochondrial disease; edited book under contract with Oxford University Press on regulation of mitochnodrial replacement therapies; a project on regulating genome editing in food and agriculture; as well as ARC Discovery grant funded research on inheritable genetic modification of human embryos, including the use of genome editing.
Karinne was lead author of a report commissioned by the Australian Government on preparing Australian regulatory frameworks for nanotechnology and a later report on preparing those frameworks for innovation more generally. Her work has been cited by entities such as the Australian Law Reform Commission, Justice Kirby of the Australian High Court, various Parliamentary inquiries including the Australian Senate Inquiry into mitochondrial donation, the US National Academies of Science, and Australian law texts.
Karinne has developed and taught innovative inter-disciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate units in Law and in non-Law programs, at the forefront of legal and scientific developments, achieving exceptional SETU and TE results and a number of Faculty awards.
Karinne has served on important government (Victorian Biotechnology Ethics Advisory Committee (VBEAC) 2006-2008) and medical policy committees (law chair, Victorian Newborn Screening Committee 2009-2013). She has also previously served on the Faculty's Executive Committee (as Associate Dean Academic Resourcing 2016-2017 and Director Equity 2011-2013).
Prior to academia, Karinne's commercial expertise was developed through 10 years in private legal practice with major law firms including 3 years with legal advisors to CSIRO and Cooperative Research Centres on commercialisation, intellectual property and funding.
Research interests
Regulation of, and legal challenges for, emerging technologies including biotechnology, nanotechnology and synthetic biology. Public policy around new science.
Torts liability.
Monash teaching commitment
LAW4193 Biotechnology and the law
LAW5003 Principles of torts
LAW1113 Torts
Research area keywords
- Regulation of Emerging Technology
- Biotechnology
- Nanotechnology
- Torts
- Genetically Modified Crops
- Regulation
- Applied Ethics
- Public Policy
- Law Reform
Network
Projects
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Preventing Mitochondrial Disease Using Genomics - Ethical, Social and Legal Aspects
Mills, C., Sparrow, R., Ludlow, K., Warren, N., Walker, M., Newson, A. J. & Degeling, C.
Department of Health (Australia)
1/07/20 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Inheritable Genome Modification in Human Reproduction
Mills, C., Sparrow, R., Ludlow, K. & Warren, N.
11/03/19 → 27/03/20
Project: Research
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Legal and ethical issues in the inheritable genetic modification of humans
Mills, C., Ludlow, K., Sparrow, R. & Warren, N.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
16/06/17 → 30/11/20
Project: Research
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Regulatory Models for Future Developments in Enabling Technologies
7/05/13 → 30/06/13
Project: Research
Research output
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(Re)drawing the line: Australian regulation of human-animal interspecies embryos
Ng, A. & Ludlow, K., Dec 2020, In : Journal of Law and Medicine. 28, 1, p. 229-243 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Genetic identity concerns in the regulation of novel reproductive technologies
Ludlow, K., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Law and the Biosciences. 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Australian regulatory response to genome edited plants
Ludlow, K., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Law and Information Science. 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Regulation of genome editing in plant biotechnology: Australia
Ludlow, K., 2019, Regulation of Genome Editing in Plant Biotechnology. Dederer, H-G. & Hamburger, D. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 63-110 48 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Evidence to Western Australia Legislative Council Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs: Inquiry into compensation for non-GM farmers – Hearings
Ludlow, K., 31 Aug 2018, 12 p.Research output: Other contribution › Other
Open AccessFile
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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Genome Editing in Europe: New Agenda or New Disputes?
Karinne Ludlow (Organiser)
1 Oct 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press / Media
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"Three-parent IVF" Might Open the Door to Human Genome Editing
Karinne Ludlow, Diana M Bowman & Walter G Johnson
1/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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CRISPR editing of plants and animals gets green light in Australia. Now what?
30/04/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment