Diana Bowman – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [1 PM ET & ZOOM Only]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Diana Bowman, Dean of Law at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Details forthcoming. Note the TIME CHANGE for this event to 1 PM ET/ 7 AM AEST. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Nadya Mamoozadeh – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Nadya Mamoozadeh, NC State University. Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Khara Grieger – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Khara Grieger, NC State University. Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Timothy Stinson – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Timothy Stinson, NC State University. Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Jake Warner – GE Coral | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Jake Warner, UNC-Wilmington. Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Royden J. Saah – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Royden J. Saah, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH). Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Royden J. Saah – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Royden Saah, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Jean Cadigan – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Jean Cadigan, UNC-Chapel Hill Center for Bioethics. Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Carter Clinton – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Carter Clinton, NC State University. Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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Rodolphe Barrangou – Topic Forthcoming | GES Colloquium [Hybrid]

December 11, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Rodolphe Barrangou, NC State University. Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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GES Colloquium

September 10, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Hybrid | Details forthcoming. Note the new location in 4305 Nelson Hall. The Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Colloquium is a seminar series that brings in speakers to present and stimulate discussion on a variety of topics related to existing and proposed biotechnologies and their place within broader societal changes. GES Colloquium is jointly taught by Drs. Zack Brown and Nourou Barry, and the seminars serve as a great opportunity for our students to build their networks and grow as professionals. To support their efforts, we encourage you to join our in-person seminars. Remember, we regularly post colloquium seminars as videos on Panopto and on our GES Lectures podcast, allowing you to revisit or catch up on these recordings at your convenience. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....

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GES 508 Presentation: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Responsible Innovation | GES Colloquium (Zoom Only)

September 10, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Zoom Only | Final GES Colloquium of the year! How Responsible Innovation may provide a roadmap for grappling with mis- and disinformation in the context of stakeholder engagement. Presented by GES 508 students Jordan Birkner, Janet Brock, Alexia Cash, Madison Horgan, Bhavana Morankar, Sebastian Reyes-Roza, and Slyvia Tetteh....

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Hamidou Maïga – Building Local Capacity for Innovative Mosquito Control | GES Colloquium (Zoom)

September 10, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

ZOOM ONLY | Dr. Hamidou Maïga will share insights on how innovative mosquito control, including Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and nanotechnology, is being used to combat vector-borne diseases....

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Susana Mateos – Navigating a socio-ecological inquiry – GES Colloquium (Hybrid)

September 10, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Biltmore 2006 + Zoom | Scientific inquiry into the socio-ecological challenges of forced displacement, environmental degradation, and shifting land use requires an interdisciplinary and multi-scalar approach. This research examines the interplay between local ecological knowledge, environmental pressures, human migration, and the broader global economic and political systems that shape these processes....

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Isabelle Coche – Turning the corner: What does the IUCN rejection of a moratorium mean for gene drive research? | GES Colloquium (Zoom)

September 10, 2025 | Patti Mulligan

Zoom ONLY | At the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, a proposal to establish a moratorium on gene drive research failed to pass—nearly a decade after the first calls for such a moratorium emerged. Does this outcome signal a shift in global debates over gene drive technologies? This talk will trace how discussions within the IUCN and other international policy arenas have evolved over the past ten years, offering reflections on what this moment reveals about the future of gene drive governance and public discourse....

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