Nathan Crook – Engineering Vibrio natriegens for remediation of PET plastics | Hybrid | GES Colloquium
Hybrid | This talk covers our recent efforts to engineer the saltwater microbe Vibrio natriegens to break down PET plastics and eat the breakdown products....
Nourou Barry – Policy preferences and gene drive for agricultural pests | Zoom Only | GES Colloquium
Zoom only | This qualitative study investigates the uncertainties and diverse perspectives of experts regarding the potential use of gene drive technology for agricultural pest control in the U.S., focusing on policy preferences and governance considerations to highlight the need for informed decision-making and strategic planning....
Sarah Hartley – FILM: Gene Drive Mosquitoes for Malaria Control: The Governance Challenges | Zoom Only | GES Colloquium
Zoom Only | Gene Drive Mosquitoes for Malaria Control is a short documentary film beautifully shot in Uganda, exploring Ugandan stakeholders’ hopes for gene drive mosquitoes – a radical new tool potentially offering a way to eliminate or change the mosquitoes that cause malaria....
Jason Delborne – Science Policy, Soft Power, and Responsible Development | Hybrid | GES Colloquium
Hybrid | Jason Delborne spent the 2023-24 academic year as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in Washington, DC, working at the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office...
GES Fellows – Getting into the weeds with NC farmers | Zoom Only | GES Colloquium
Zoom Only | The incoming class of GES Graduate Minor Fellows share insights from their time spent with NC farmers learning about agbiotech in the field....Continue reading "GES Fellows – Getting into the weeds with NC farmers | Zoom Only | GES Colloquium"
Seminar speaker | GES Colloquium
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. Dawn Rodriguez-Ward and Katie Barnhill, who you may contact with any class-specific questions, and meets weekly on Tuesdays from 12-1 pm via Zoom, with in-person guests every other week in the 1911 Building, room 129. Please subscribe to the GES newsletter and LinkedIn for updates....
AgBioFEWS Cohort 3 – Omics for AgBiotech Regulation: Choices and Consequences | Final Spring GES Colloquium!
AgBioFEWS Cohort 3 discusses an ongoing interdisciplinary effort that seeks to better understand the implications of -omics technologies for regulatory oversight of agricultural products. IN-PERSON ONLY, NO ZOOM...
Barbara Herr Harthorn – Investigating the societal and ethical implications of synthetic cells [Zoom Only] | GES Colloquium
ZOOM ONLY. This talk introduces 3 ongoing NSF-funded collaborative interdisciplinary projects investigating US public and expert views on bottom-up synthetic cells using a responsible research and innovation framework....
Eric Hallerman – Gene Technology in Aquaculture | GES Colloquium
While aquaculture biotechnology has the potential to improve the sustainability of aquaculture, its realization will depend upon enabling public policy....Continue reading "Eric Hallerman – Gene Technology in Aquaculture | GES Colloquium"
Steve Heine – Essentialism and Distortion in Eugenics and GMO Attitudes [Zoom Only] | GES Colloquium
How psychological biases of essentialism distort the ways people understand genetics, eugenics, and GMO products....
Anna Krome-Lukens – Eugenics and the Welfare State in North Carolina | GES Colloquium
Anna Krome-Lukens, PhD, Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Experiential Education, Public Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill...
Jen Rowland – Agricultural Biotechnology at USDA and Beyond [Zoom Only] | GES Colloquium
[ZOOM ONLY] USDA supports the development, use, regulation, and trade of agricultural biotechnologies through multiple agencies and programs....
Luisa Reis-Castro – The More-than-Human Politics of Transgenic Mosquitoes in Brazil [Zoom Only] | GES Colloquium
ZOOM ONLY. This talk, based on ethnographic research with scientists and technicians working with transgenic mosquitoes in Brazil, examines the class, gender, and regional issues present in the efforts to transform the mosquito from a “problem” into a “solution.”...
Helen Anne Curry – Local seeds, global needs, and the history of agrobiodiversity conservation | GES Colloquium
This talk will explore how insights from Indigenous agricultural practices, both past and present, can inform global efforts to conserve diverse crop varieties and bridge the gap between local practices and broader sustainability goals....