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SUMMARY:Rubén Rellán-Álvarez - Drinking from the maize diversity firehose | GES Colloquium (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:GES Colloquium Home | Zoom Registration | GES MediaSite | Video Archives | Podcast | @GESCenterNCSU | Newsletter \nDrinking from the maize diversity firehose\nSpeaker: Rubén Rellán-Álvarez\, PhD\, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry at NC State\nWebsite | Twitter @rellanalvarez \nAbstract\nA discussion of the current state of native maize varieties breeding; their agricultural importance to maintain food security in developing countries; how researchers are using them to understand maize genetic diversity; and how they can coexist with modern\, genetically engineered varieties. \nDr. Rellán-Álvarez will then describe the work being done in his lab\, trying to understand the evolutionary role of phospholipid metabolism in local adaptation of maize native varieties in highland adaptation. \nSpeaker Bio\nDr. Rubén Rellán-Álvarez (@rellanalvarez) joined NC State as an assistant professor of molecular and structural biochemistry in 2019. He was born in the middle of the Asturian mountains\, NW Spain. He studied Environmental Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2002) and then receive a Masters in Plant Biotechnology at the same university.  He earned a PhD in Plant Nutrition at Aula Dei Experimental Station\, Zaragoza; Postdoc at Carnegie Institution in Stanford. Dr. Rellán-Álvarez then started a lab at the National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity in Mexico. He currently runs the GEMMALAB (Genetics\, Evolution and Metabolism of Maize Adaptation Lab).
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SUMMARY:Keerti Rathore - Engineering of Cotton Plant as a Safer Source of  Protein and to Overcome Competition from Weeds | GES Colloquium (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:GES Colloquium Home | Zoom Registration | GES MediaSite | Video Archives | Podcast | @GESCenterNCSU | Newsletter \nEngineering of Cotton Plant as a Safer Source of Protein and to Overcome Competition from Weeds\nSpeaker: Keerti S. Rathore\, PhD\, Professor of Crop Transformation at Texas A&M\nWebsite \nAbstract\nCotton\, the most important natural fiber crop\, also produces enough seeds containing ~10 million tons of protein. A broader use of this resource for food and feed is hampered by the presence of toxic gossypol in the seed. Twenty-five years of work in my laboratory has culminated in selectively eliminating this toxin from the seed and obtaining deregulation from USDA-APHIS and FDA approval for its food/feed use. More recently\, we have demonstrated the potential utility of the ptxD gene (encoding phosphite dehydrogenase) in transgenic cotton in combination with phosphite as a system to manage weeds that are becoming increasingly resistant to herbicides. \nRelated: \n\nKeerti S. Rathore\, Devendra Pandeya\, LeAnne M. Campbell\, Thomas C. Wedegaertner\, et al. (2020) Ultra-Low Gossypol Cottonseed: Selective Gene Silencing Opens Up a Vast Resource of Plant-Based Protein to Improve Human Nutrition\, Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences\, 39:1\, 1-29\, DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2020.1724433\nDevendra Pandeya\, Damar L. López-Arredondo\, Madhusudhana R. Janga\, Keerti S. Rathore\, et. al. (2018) Selective fertilization with phosphite allows unhindered growth of cotton plants expressing the ptxD gene while suppressing weeds. PNAS Jul 2018\, 115 (29) E6946-E6955; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1804862115\n\nSpeaker Bio\nDr. Keerti Rathore joined Texas A&M University in 1995. His early education was in India\, followed by a Ph. D. from Imperial College\, London in electrophysiology. While working at Purdue University as a postdoc\, he switched to plant biotechnology in 1990. At Texas A&M University\, he is utilizing the biotechnology tools (cell and tissue culture\, genomics\, transgenics and gene editing) to improve cotton\, sorghum\, rice and potato.
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/colloquium-2021-03-09/
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SUMMARY:Rich Pell - CODEX ENTROPIA: An Experimental Sci-Fi Documentary | GES Colloquium (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:GES Colloquium Home | Zoom Registration | GES MediaSite | Video Archives | Podcast | @GESCenterNCSU | Newsletter \nCODEX ENTROPIA: An Experimental Sci-Fi Documentary\nCo-Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Bioethics\nSee also: Art’s Work/Genetic Futures 2.0 \nSpeakers: Rich Pell\, Associate Professor of Art\, Carnegie Mellon University\nWebsite | Twitter @postnatural \nMichael Dietrich\, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science\, University of Pittsburgh\nWebsite \nScreening the 3D anaglyph version of the 9 minute film CODEX ENTROPIA and discussing its implications and creation. (*3D glasses available in Hunt Library\, on table across from elevator\, or purchase on Amazon for $5) \nAbstract\nThis event premiers Richard Pell’s CODEX ENTROPIA\, a dystopian epic in the form of a 3D informational film. Using archival stereoscopic images that document the work of Western Pennsylvania laborers\, the film narrates an alternative history that speaks to the entanglement of biological life forms\, computational data\, and political ideology. The film screening will be accompanied by Q&A with the artist and a brief response from historian and philosopher of science Michael Dietrich. \nCODEX ENTROPIA is a short (9 min) 3D Sci-Fi Experimental Documentary. It tells the story of a massive geologic formation that contains the complete library of an ancient civilization who developed computing technologies using only well-trained animals. Told through a psychedelic found-footage slideshow\, with soundtrack by Jason Martin. Produced entirely from historic stereoscopic photographs\, the film will be presented in anaglyph (red/green) 3D\, so please make sure you get the glasses to view it from the exhibitions host. A discussion with the film maker and researchers from the Center for Genetic Engineering and Society will follow. \nRelated: \n\nCODEX ENTROPIA exhibit\nMessage to the People of the Future\, Rich Pell\n*3D glasses available in Hunt Library\, on table across from elevator\, or purchase on Amazon for $5\n\nSpeaker Bio\nRichard Pell’s (@postnatural) earlier experimental documentary\, Don’t Call My Crazy On The 4th Of July (2005)\, examines the curious case of Pittsburgher\, Robert Lansberry\, whose unusual political protests were a fixture of downtown Pittsburgh for 30 years. The film won the top prize at the Iowa Documentary Film Festival\, Best Michigan Director at the Ann Arbor Film Festival\, and was an official selection at the Kassel Documentary Film Festival. \nPell is the founder and director of the Center for PostNatural History\, an organization dedicated to the collection and exposition of life-forms that have been intentionally and heritably altered through domestication\, selective breeding\, tissue culture\, or genetic engineering. The Center for PostNatural History operates a permanent museum in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania\, and produces traveling exhibitions that have appeared in science and art museums throughout Europe and the United States. Pell is a National Academy of Science KAVLI Fellow and was awarded the 2016 Pittsburgh Artist of the Year. He is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University.
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SUMMARY:Dan Jenkins on Regulation of Gene-Edited Produce | GES Colloquium (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:GES Colloquium Home | Zoom Registration | GES MediaSite | Video Archives | Podcast | @GESCenterNCSU | Newsletter \nRegulation of Gene-Edited Produce\nSpeaker: Dan Jenkins\, MS\, JD\, Regulatory Strategy and Quality Lead at Pairwise\nWebsite | LinkedIn \nOverview of Pairwise and their mission to build a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables by bringing new varieties to consumers. \nAbstract\nOverview of Pairwise and their mission to build a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables by bringing new varieties to consumers. Insights into using gene-editing to make healthy produce a more attractive choice\, and some of the regulatory considerations. \nRelated: \n\nPairwise – pairwise.com\n\nSpeaker Bio\nDan Jenkins has 20+ years’ experience working in the food and agriculture industry and serves as the Regulatory Strategy and Quality Lead for Pairwise. Prior to this Dan was the Managing Director and Chief of Staff of the Agricultural Section of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) trade association in Washington DC. Dan also lead Monsanto’s Regulatory team in Washington DC overseeing all domestic chemistry and biotech crop approvals across FDA\, EPA and USDA\, and at the beginning of his career\, worked in pesticide commercial sales\, as well as R&D\, for Dow AgroSciences. Dan earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo\, a Master of Science degree in Entomology and Applied Ecology from the University of Delaware and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.
URL:https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/colloquium-2021-03-23/
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