MoBE Workshop | May 15-16, 2024
About MoBE Workshop on the Societal and Ethical Implications of Microbiome Engineering in Built Environments May 15–16, 2024, Talley Student Union, Room 3222, NC State University | NSF-PreMiEr Workshop...
MoBE – Workshop on the Societal and Ethical Implications of Microbiome Engineering in Built Environments
This workshop is hosted by the GES Center at NC State and funded by the NSF Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) research grant. Wednesday, May 15: Speakers to discuss the State of MoBE Science and Engineering; Social Equity; Bioethics; Risk Governance; Public Perception and Community Engagement; and Integration of SEI with Science and Engineering of the Microbiome [with public livestream] | Thursday, May 16: Presentation of case studies and deliberative discussions...
PreMiEr SEI Journal Club
This month's topic: Cell-cultured meat: Lessons from GMO adoption and resistance. Facilitated by Ivory Blakley, research specialist at UNC-Charlotte ...
PreMiEr SEI Journal Club
"Ghost" variables are instances where variables like socially defined race are assumed to be biological and act as a proxy for a number of variables that affect microbiome research like red-lining or environmental racism. We continue this discussion by examining the executive summary of the NASEM Report "Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field". This report provides multiple recommendations to replace the use of ghost variables with more appropriate descriptors. In this upcoming Journal Club, we will review the report's recommendations and how we can apply them in our own work....
PreMiEr SEI Journal Club
This month's topic: "Race as a 'ghost' variable in microbiome research". Facilitated by Prof. Joseph L. Graves, Jr., NC A&T, SEI core, associate director, co-director of DCI, and co-lead of tracking tools of microbial "dark matter" for PreMiEr...
PreMiEr SEI Journal Club
This month's topic: Ethics and responsibility in environmental exposure research. Facilitated by Prof. Joe Brown, UNC-Chapel Hill, SEI core & co-lead testbeds for PreMiEr...
PreMiEr: Societal and Ethical Implications
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