Elizabeth Joyce Tait[1] CBE, FRSE, FSRA (born February 1938) is a professor at the University of Edinburgh[2][3] and a member of the UK Council for Science and Technology.[4][5] She is a member of the UK Government Regulatory Horizons Council, an independent expert committee which provides advice on regulatory reform to support innovation in science and technology.[6][7] In 2002 she co-founded the Innogen Institute to support scientists in developing innovation in safe ways which are useful to society.[8][9][10]
Professor Joyce Tait CBE, FRSE, FSRA | |
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| Born | 1938 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation(s) | Scientist and regulator |
She is an expert in scientific regulation[11][12] and comments on the safe, evidence-based development of innovation in life science and related areas, including genetically modified foods.[13][14] She is a member of the Editorial Board of the academic journal Synthetic and Systems Biology.
Tait holds a BSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the University of Glasgow and a PhD in land economy studying regulation of pesticide production and use. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Open University. Tait was appointed CBE for services to social science in 2005.[8]
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- ^ "Professor Joyce Tait appointed to the Council for Science and Technology". Open University in Scotland. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "New members of the Council for Science and Technology confirmed". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Joyce Tait joins the Regulatory Horizons Council | Innogen". www.innogen.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ a b "Creating responsible innovation". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Home | Innogen". www.innogen.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Joyce Tait | Eurostemcell". www.eurostemcell.org. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ Tait, Joyce; Brown, Alex; Lalinde, Isabela Cabrera; Barlow, Daniel; Chiles, Matthew; Mason, Paul (March 2021). "Responsible innovation: Its role in an era of technological and regulatory transformation". Engineering Biology. 5 (1): 2–9. doi:10.1049/enb2.12005. hdl:20.500.11820/0bf9a516-8393-474e-8195-a9dd0f2c868a. ISSN 2398-6182.
- ^ Tait, Joyce (June 2017). "From responsible research to responsible innovation: Challenges in implementation". Engineering Biology. 1 (1): 7–11. doi:10.1049/enb.2017.0010.
- ^ "Gene-edited pork on sale 'within years' say 'Dolly' scientists behind deal to breed world's first virus-resistant pigs". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "GM Archive / Professor Joyce Tait collection relating to genetically modified crops | Science Museum Group Collection". collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-21.