Science Communication

*Note: The MBTP Faculty Mentors workshop series is restricted to NC State faculty involved in the NIH Molecular Biotechnology Training Program.

How do we balance the need to develop deep and specific expertise in our graduate students with growing calls for interdisciplinary research? How do we manage interdisciplinarity in our own work? In this workshop, we will explore the synergies and discomforts of interdisicplinarity across the natural and social sciences. We will hear from two accomplished interdisciplinarians (an evolutionary biologist and an anthropologist) and collectively explore strategies to help our trainees navigate this landscape. Don’t miss this first session that will set the stage for our series!

Facilitators

	Dr. Rob Dunn is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Applied Ecology, Director of The Public Science lab, and author of several books, including most recently, Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live. email | profile
	Dr. Jean Goodwin is the SAS Institute Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric & Technical Communication and Director of the Leadership in Public Science cluster. email | profile

This monthly workshop series is designed to train MBTP faculty to better mentor students at the intersection of biotechnology and society, in cooperation with the Genetic Engineering and Society Center and the Genetics and Genomics Initiative. Learn more at https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/academics/mbtp-faculty-mentors/