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SUMMARY:Fred Gould Lecture: Responsible Innovation in Genetic Sciences: Past\, Present and Future
DESCRIPTION:Fred Gould Lecture: Responsible Innovation in Genetic Sciences: Past\, Present and Future\nDr. Gould has served on National Research council committees\, addressing regulation of genetic technologies in agriculture. Dr. Gould received the Alexander von Humbodlt Award for most significant agricultural research over a fiver-year period\, the Sigma Xi George Bugliarello Prize for written communication of science\, and the O. MAx Gardner Award in 2012 for being the UNC faculty member with the greatest contribution to human welfare. He was elected to the US. National Academy of Sciences in 2011 and serves on the National Research Council Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources. For more information\, please contact Mary Clare Mitchell at mmit26@clemson.edu \nLocation:\nWatt Center Auditorium\, 208\, Clemson University \nSponsored by:\nClemson University\, College of Science\, Genetics & Biochemistry Department\, Watt Family Innovation Center\, Tigers Advance
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/fred-gould-lecture-responsible-innovation-in-genetic-sciences-past-present-and-future/
LOCATION:Watt Center Auditorium\, 108\, Clemson University\, 405 S Palmetto Blvd\, Clemson\, SC\, 29634\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentations
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SUMMARY:GES Colloquium | Jennifer Kuzma - Regulating Gene-Edited Crops
DESCRIPTION:GES Colloquium | YouTube: LIVE STREAM \nGovernance of Gene-Edited Crops\nSpeaker:\nDr. Jennifer Kuzma\, Goodnight-NCGSK Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs and Co-director of GES Center\, NC State University (link) \nAbstract:\n“Crop gene editing emerged just over a decade ago as a promising set of biotechnology techniques designed to more quickly and precisely introduce new or altered genes to change plant characteristics for better growth\, product quality\, processing\, nutrition\, or sustainability. Scientists in academia and the ag-biotech industry alike are promoting gene editing\, through techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9\, as the start of a second biotechnology revolution in agriculture.” \nThis article reviews the current state of gene-editing regulation for crops\, illuminating the ways in which technology developers are repeating practices that may lead to the public and ethical failures of the first generation genetically engineered crops. Although these developers have expressed desires to do things differently from a public communication and responsibility standpoint\, their current oversight and communication practices are 1) obscuring the presence of gene editing on new food labels\, 2) marginalizing non-expert stakeholders and publics from providing input\, 3) promoting a anti-regulatory stance for gene editing\, and 4) hiding behind “science-based” arguments that are inconsistent. The article argues that the contentious socio-political history of genetic engineering will repeat itself for gene editing if these practices continue. \n\nDownload PDF \n\nRelated publication: \nKuzma\, Jennifer. “Regulating Gene-Edited Crops.” Issues in Science and Technology 35\, no. 1 (Fall 2018). pp. 80-85. https://issues.org/issue/35-1/  \nBio:\nPrior to her current role\, Dr. Jennifer Kuzma was associate professor of science and technology policy at the University of Minnesota (2003-2013); study director at the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine (1999-2003); and an American Association for the Advancement of Science Risk Policy Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1997-1999). She has over 100 scholarly publications on emerging technologies\, risk analysis\, regulatory policy\, and governance and has been studying these areas for over 25 years. She co-founded the Genetic Engineering and Society Center in 2014\, and it has since become a leading national and international institution in research\, engagement\, and education relating to biotechnology and society. \nDr. Kuzma currently serves on the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Technology\, Values\, and Policy. She has held several other leadership positions\, including a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences Committee on Preparing for Future Biotechnology\, Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Council Member and Secretary\, Chair of the Gordon Conference on Science & Technology Policy\, Member of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Blood Products Advisory Committee\, and a Member of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) Expert Group for Nanotechnologies in Food and Agriculture. In 2014\, she received the SRA Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer Award for recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of risk analysis and in 2017-2018 she was awarded the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Science Policy. \nShe is interviewed frequently in the media for her expertise in biotechnology policy\, including the New York Times\, Science\, Nature\, NPR\, Washington Post\, Scientific American\, PBS Nova\, Wired\, and ABC & NBC News.
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/colloquium-2019-02-05/
LOCATION:1911 Building\, Room 129 (North Campus)\, 10 Current Dr.\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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SUMMARY:GES Colloquium | Natalie Kofler - Editing Nature: Governance hurdles and ethical holes
DESCRIPTION:GES Colloquium | YouTube: LIVE STREAM \nEditing Nature: Governance hurdles and ethical holes \nSpeaker:\nDr. Natalie Kofler\, Editing Nature (link\, @nataliekofler) \nAbstract:\nDecisions to genetically engineer wild species – whether for public health\, environmental conservation or agriculture – are loaded with genetic\, ecological\, and societal complexity and uncertainty. With the potential to forever change the evolutionary trajectory of shared environments\, novel genetic technologies\, such as CRISPR gene editing and synthetic gene drives entail considerable ethical and regulatory challenges. Dr. Natalie Kofler\, lead author of a recent article in Science entitled “Editing nature: Local roots of global governance” will describe her vision (and that of her 15 interdisciplinary co-authors) for a coordinated global governance model that integrates local community decision-making authority with global oversight to steer safe and just deployment of environmental genetic technologies. Natalie will outline how scientific and value-based knowledge can inform technology decision-making in ways that are both context-dependent and global in scope. The inadequacy of dominant theories in environmental ethics to support such decisions-making will also be presented and an alternative ethos proposed; one that respect the interconnectedness of human and environmental health and invites technology into that relationship to augment the flourishing of both. \nRelated publication – Editing Nature: Local roots of global governance (Science) \nBio:\nNatalie Kofler is a trained molecular biologist and the founding director of Editing Nature\, a global initiative to steer responsible development and deployment of environmental genetic technologies. Natalie’s work navigates the technical\, ecological\, and ethical complexity of gene editing applications designed to impact wild species\, such as CRISPR-edited mosquitos to prevent malaria transmission\, genetic strategies to eliminate invasive species\, or the use of CRISPR gene editing to promote species resiliency to changing climates. She builds deliberative platforms that engage diverse expertise\, worldviews\, and historically marginalized voices to foster inclusive technology decision-making\, promote wise innovation\, and inform sensible policy. She has authored numerous publications on the topic\, served on expert panels\, and contributes to UN-mandated documents. Her work has been highlighted by Science\, Nature\, Oregon Public Radio\, CBC radio\, Pacific Standard Magazine\, and National Geographic. \nNatalie is a visiting scholar at the Hastings Center and teaches environmental ethics at the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School and the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics. Before founding Editing Nature as an Associate Research Scientist at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies\, Natalie completed postdoctoral training at Yale Medical School\, received her PhD in cellular\, molecular\, and medical biosciences from Columbia University\, an MS in human nutrition and metabolic studies from Columbia University\, and her BS in human anatomy and cell biology from McGill University in Canada.
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/colloquium-2019-02-12/
LOCATION:1911 Building\, Room 129 (North Campus)\, 10 Current Dr.\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
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SUMMARY:GES Colloquium | Jason Delborne: The Potential for Biotechnology to Address Forest Health
DESCRIPTION:GES Colloquium | YouTube: LIVE STREAM \nThe Potential for Biotechnology to Address Forest Health\nSpeaker:\nDr. Jason Delborne\, Assoc. Professor of Science\, Policy\, and Society\, GES Center\, NC State  (link\, twitter) \nAbstract:\nIn 2018\, the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine formed a committee of experts to explore the potential for biotechnology to address forest health. The committee focused on threats to forest health from pests and pathogens and considered challenges and opportunities of biotech trees (genetically engineered or gene-edited) as solutions. NASEM released this report in January 2019\, and Jason participated in the public release of this report in Washington\, DC and a session at the AAAS annual meeting to summarize findings of the report. \nRelated reading:\n\nNASEM Forest Biotech report\, highlights\, and webcast here.\nThe Conversation: Can genetic engineering save disappearing forests?\n\nBio:\nDr. Jason Delborne is Associate Professor of Science\, Policy\, and Society in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources in the College of Natural Resources. Jason has participated in two ad-hoc committees for the National Academies of Sciences\, Engineering\, and Medicine (NASEM) – the first focused on gene drives\, and the second on forest biotechnology (the subject of this presentation). \nJason came to NC State in 2013 to join the Genetic Engineering and Society faculty cluster. He serves on the GES Executive Committee and coordinates the GES Colloquium this year.  Jason received a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science\, Policy\, and Management from the University of California\, Berkeley. His research\, which draws on the interdisciplinary field of Science\, Technology\, and Society (STS)\, explores highly politicized scientific controversies with particular attention to interactions among policymakers\, scientists\, and the public. In particular\, he investigates how communities\, stakeholders\, and publics can be engaged in the governance of emerging technologies.
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/colloquium-2019-02-19/
LOCATION:1911 Building\, Room 129 (North Campus)\, 10 Current Dr.\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Colloquium
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SUMMARY:GES Colloquium | Khara Grieger - Governance Strategies for Emerging Risks of Solar Radiation Management
DESCRIPTION:GES Colloquium | YouTube: LIVE STREAM \n Governance Strategies for Emerging Risks of Solar Radiation Management\nSpeaker:\nDr. Khara Grieger\, Senior Environmental Research Scientist\, RTI (link) \nAbstract:\nDecision-makers may soon need to consider other options than mitigation and adaptation to deal with impacts from global climate change. This is in part due to recent reports that indicate we may not be able to reach the target of 1.5-2C warming soon enough to avoid serious climate change impacts. Geoengineering technologies\, including solar radiation management (SRM)\, may be attractive as technological solutions since they could provide cost-effective strategies to reduce warming levels compared to mitigation efforts alone. However\, geoengineering and SRM in particular\, is characterized by deep and fundamental uncertainties regarding potential health\, environmental\, social\, ethical\, and legal impacts from development and use\, with increased risks for international socio-political conflicts. In response\, there have been numerous recommendations and calls for robust\, proactive\, and responsive governance strategies for SRM\, although none of these strategies or frameworks have been fully implemented by an organization or consortia to date. \nThis presentation reviews the suitability of the Emerging Risk Governance guidelines proposed by the International Risk Governance (IRGC)\, given IRGC’s experience in risk governance of other complex and emerging technologies. Using the five steps in the Emerging Risk Governance guidelines\, the state of the science and governance initiatives will be reviewed\, and potential gaps and deficits highlighted. Overall\, this analysis aims to contribute to the growing literature on best practices for SRM governance. \nBio:\nDr. Grieger is a Senior Environmental Research Scientist at RTI International. Her key research areas focus on strategies to understand and make decisions regarding the societal impacts of emerging risks\, technologies\, and products of innovation. In the past decade\, she has evaluated health\, environmental\, and social impacts of nanotechnology and nanomaterials\, and recently explored risk governance of geoengineering. She has been working with colleagues at NCSU over the past 2 years on responsible innovation of nanomaterials\, and recently served as a Duke University Scholar (2018).
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/colloquium-2019-02-26/
LOCATION:1911 Building\, Room 129 (North Campus)\, 10 Current Dr.\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
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