IGERT Student Jessica Barnes wins poster contest at 2017 American Chestnut Foundation meeting
Read about the ACF Annual Meeting and see more photos here. Full poster (click to enlarge)...IGERT Resources
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GES IGERT Students Research Deployment of Gene Drive Insects
A new paper from GES IGERT students, to be published by the Journal for Responsible Innovation, is now available online. Anticipating complexity in the deployment of gene drive insects in agriculture Jennifer Baltzegar, Jessica Cavin Barnes, Johanna E. Elsensohn, Nicole Gutzmann, Michael...Continue reading "GES IGERT Students Research Deployment of Gene Drive Insects"
About IGERT
Our Vision Our vision is of a group of interactive students, trained in technologies used for manipulation of pest genomes as well as methods needed to assess the environmental and socio-cultural appropriateness of specific products...Program Documents
IGERT Program Documents IGERT Graduate Fellow Terms and Conditions GES Statement on Productive, Inclusive, and Ethical Communication NSF Reports 2012-2013 NSF Annual Report 2013-2014 NSF Annual Report 2014-2015 NSF Annual Report 2015-2016 NSF Annual Report...For Faculty
The Director and the Executive Committee primarily direct the IGERT program with input from participating faculty and the External Evaluator. The Executive Committee is composed of the Director, the Co-PIs, and other faculty selected based...For Current Students
Required Courses Students in each cohort are required to take each of the following GES courses: Pest Issues in Developing Nations Principles of Genetic Pest Management Emerging Technologies and Society Governance, Systems and Modeling The...Courses
Each student receives a PhD degree in an academic graduate program with a minor in Genetic Engineering and Society. All students take four core IGERT courses, and the full curriculum for each student is customized....Student Cohorts Research
Student Cohorts 2012 Cohort Focus Mosquitoes and Human Health 2013 Cohort Focus Invasive Rodents and Biodiversity Conservation Island Mice: Conserving Island Biodiversity 2014 Cohort Focus Agricultural Pests Insect Transgenesis Facility Coming Together: Diverse disciplines with clear...
IGERT in Peru – The Role of Rhetoric in Transgenetics
By Molly Hartzog Week 1 – Lima, Peru Hola a todos! I have been in Peru since July 14 with NC State’s Genetic Engineering and Society program, to study pest issues in developing nations. Today we arrived in...Continue reading "IGERT in Peru – The Role of Rhetoric in Transgenetics"