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Tuesdays at 12pm in 3170 Plant Sciences Building Innovation Hub & via Zoom

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Colloquium Info

The Genetic Engineering and Society Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on various topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes.

Students at the end-of-semester colloquium lunch, April 2026
Students at the end-of-semester colloquium lunch, April 2026

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Important: Click the “Add to Calendar” link near the bottom of your Zoom confirmation email to correctly add all recurrences with your individual Zoom link. (The auto-prompt at the top of your Gmail only adds the first meeting without the link!)

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Calendar

All colloquia are live-streamed and open to the public unless specifically noted.

Upcoming Events

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Aug 18

Tuesday12:00 PM

GES Fellows/Certificate Meeting | GES Colloquium [ZOOM only]
Aug 25

Tuesday12:00 PM

Welcome Back Lunch – New Location! GES Colloquium [NO ZOOM]
Sep 01

Tuesday12:00 PM

Dr. Christopher Cummings | GES Colloquium

GES Colloquium, Fall 2026

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Colloquium News

The Next Generation Leaders at the conference

April 29, 2025

Blog: Beyond Innovation: Putting Humanity at the Heart of Biotechnology

Modesta Abugu | Attending the 2025 Spirit of Asilomar Conference shifted my scientific perspective profoundly—highlighting the urgent need to center ethics, equity, and human values in biotechnology.

April 22, 2025

Blog: The Spirit of Asilomar and the Future of Biotechnology

Surabhi Metpally | A reflection on Dr. Katie Barnhill’s GES Colloquium talk about the 2025 Spirit of Asilomar and the Future of Biotechnology summit, and how it revisits the legacy of scientific self-regulation sparked by the original 1975 conference.

May 30, 2024

Blog: “To the USDA, and Beyond!”: The Intersection of Governance and Biotechnology Innovation

Christopher J. Gillespie | Recently, on National Agriculture Day, Dr. Jennifer Rowland, the Biotechnology Coordinator at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), gave a talk at the GES Colloquium that left a “big footprint”.

Previous Colloquiums

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