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GES Center Lectures, NC State University

Recorded live from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this show explores how biotechnologies move from lab to life: microbiome engineering in buildings, CRISPR in agriculture and forestry, gene drives and integrated pest management, data governance and benefit-sharing, risk analysis and regulation, sci-art collaborations, and practical models of responsible innovation and public engagement. Episodes feature researchers, students, and community partners in candid conversations about decisions, trade-offs,

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00:56:23

S11E5 - Lirong Xiang - Integrating AI and Robotics...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/03/05

Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Precision AgricultureWithers 331 + Zoom | Download seminar flyer Lirong Xiang, PhD Assistant Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at NC State University | Profile | XR Lab Dr. Xiang is the Principal Investigator of the Automation and Robotics Lab in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University and affiliated with N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative and Department of Electrical and

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00:57:40

S11E4 - Mallory Choudoir - Microbiomes at the Roots...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/02/26

Microbiomes at the Roots of Environmental and Social JusticeWithers 331 + Zoom | Dr. Choudoir explores the role of soil microbiomes in sustainable agriculture and why their conservation is essential for environmental and social justice. Download seminar flyer Mallory Choudoir, PhD Assistant Professor & Soil Microbiome Extension Specialist at NC State University | Profile | Lab Dr. Mallory Choudoir is an Assistant Professor & Soil Microbiome Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant

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S11E3 - William Kimler – Eugenics before Genetics

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/02/05

Eugenics before GeneticsWithers 331 + Zoom | Historical examination of the societal concerns, current ideas and practices, and disciplines that created the context in the early 20th century for the enthusiastic engagement of geneticists in the eugenics movement. Download seminar flyer William Kimler, PhD Associate Professor of History at NC State University | Profile William (Will) Kimler is an Associate Professor of History at NC State University. His research investigates the history of

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00:54:17

S11E2 - Katie Sanders – Consumer Perceptions for...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/01/29

<h5>SPRING SEMINAR SERIES</h5>Navigating Consumer Perceptions for Emerging Ag Tech: Considerations for Outreach, Engagement, and Communication How agricultural science communication can move beyond traditional, deficit models to engage diverse audiences through dialogue-based strategies aligned with Cooperative Extension’s founding mission. Download seminar flyer Katie Sanders, PhD Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at NC State University | Profile Catherine (Katie) Sanders,

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00:58:25

S11E1 - Moussa Savadogo - Regulating genetic-based...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/01/21

Regulating genetic-based vector control towards malaria elimination in Africa: Key considerations, challenges and opportunitiesZoom | Genetic-based approaches offer promising solutions for malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Clear regulations and public acceptance are essential for their success. Download seminar flyer Moussa Savadogo, PhD Senior Research Fellow at the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) | Profile Dr. Moussa Savadogo is an environmental biosafety expert from Burkina Faso

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00:59:51

S10E9 - GES 508 Project – Herding Cats: Responsible...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/12/03

Herding Cats: Responsible Innovation for Sterilizing Cats in New ZealandHybrid | GES 508 students apply the Responsible Research and Innovation framework to a hypothetical gene therapy project for cat sterilization supporting New Zealand’s Predator Free 2050 goal. Final GES Colloquium of the semester! Abstract Join us for a student-led presentation exploring the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) framework developed by Stilgoe et al. in a hypothetical scenario. New Zealand has been working

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00:35:30

S10E8 - Joeva Rock – GE and the Politics of...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/11/12

Genetic Engineering and the Politics of Development in GhanaJoeva Sean Rock, PhD Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook University | Profile Dr. Joeva Sean Rock is an assistant professor of anthropology at Stony Brook University. Her research utilizes ethnographic methods and interdisciplinary collaborations to examine agricultural biotechnologies, the politics of development, and food sovereignty on the African continent. Dr. Rock’s research has been supported by Fulbright, the

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S10E7 - Alice Cheng - AI for Crisis Communication

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/11/05

AI for crisis communication: Challenges and opportunitiesAn exploration of AI’s role in managing organization-public relationships during crises, highlighting innovative applications and the challenges of implementation. Yang (Alice) Cheng, PhD Associate Professor and University Faculty Scholar in Communications, NC State University | Profile | ResearchGate | LinkedIn | Google Scholar Dr. Cheng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and an Adjunct Professor at the Poole

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01:04:26

S10E6 - Sara Fitzsimmons - Counting GE Chestnuts...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/11/01

Fall Seminar SeriesGE American Chestnut: Counting Chestnuts Before They Ripen Hybrid | Explore the scientific, ethical, and environmental issues which have impacted research, release, and deregulation of a transgenic American chestnut. Sara Fern Fitzsimmons, MS Chief Conservation Officer at The American Chestnut Foundation / Penn State University | Profile Sara Fern Fitzsimmons has worked at Penn State University with The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) since 2003, assisting chestnut growers

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01:00:09

S10E5 - Erika Szymanski - Crossing Kingdoms: An...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/10/22

Crossing Kingdoms: An Experiment in (Ir)responsible Research? Zoom Only | An artist-led interdisciplinary experiment with risky science led to boundary-challenging conclusions about what responsibility looks like in responsible research. Erika Szymanski, PhD Associate Professor of Rhetoric of Science at Colorado State University | Profile Dr. Erika Szymanski is an associate professor of rhetoric of science in the English department and the microbiome cluster, and an affiliate faculty member in the

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00:59:01

S10E4 - Nathan Crook - Engineering bacteria to...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/10/08

Engineering Vibrio natriegens for remediation of PET plastics Hybrid | This talk covers our recent efforts to engineer the saltwater microbe Vibrio natriegens to break down PET plastics and eat the breakdown products. Nathan Crook, PhD Assistant Professor at NC State University | Profile Dr. Crook received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2009, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014, developing new ways to

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01:00:59

S10E3 - Sarah Hartley - Gene Drive Mosquitoes for...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/10/01

Gene Drive Mosquitoes for Malaria Control: The Governance ChallengesZoom 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. Sarah Hartley, PhD Professor of Technology Governance at the University of Exeter | Profile Sarah Hartley is a Professor of Technology Governance at the

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01:00:42

S10E2 - Nourou Barry - Exploring Experts’...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/09/25

Fall Seminar Series Exploring Experts’ Uncertainties in Gene Drive Technology for Agricultural Pest Control in the U.S.: A Qualitative Study 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. Nourou Barry,

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S10E1 - Jason Delborne – Science Policy, Soft Power,...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/09/10

Science Policy, Soft Power, and Responsible Development: Reflections on the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office 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 Jason Delborne, PhD Professor at NC State University | Profile Jason joined NC State in 2013 as a GES cluster faculty member and is tenured in the

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00:59:28

#10 – Barbara Herr Harthorn – Societal and ethical...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/04/16

Final GES Colloquium podcast of Spring 2024Investigating the societal and ethical implications of synthetic cells Barbara Herr Harthorn, PhD, Research Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara Profile | DOWNLOAD SEMINAR POSTER 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. Abstract Based on three collaborative

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00:59:47

Eric Hallerman – Gene Technology in Aquaculture

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/04/09

Gene technology in aquaculture: Potential, constraints, and first products to commercialization<h4>Eric Hallerman, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech University</h4> While aquaculture biotechnology has the potential to improve the sustainability of aquaculture, its realization will depend upon enabling public policy. Download seminar poster Abstract Aquaculture products are important to human nutrition, especially in developing

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00:59:08

#8 – Steve Heine – Essentialism and Distortion in...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/04/02

How essences distort our understanding of genes: Implications for eugenics and GMO attitudes <h4>Steven Heine, PhD, Professor of Cultural & Social Psychology, University of British Columbia</h4> Profile | @StevenHeine4 How psychological biases of essentialism distort the ways people understand genetics, eugenics, and GMO products. <h5>Download seminar poster </h5> Abstract People the world over are essentialist thinkers – they are attracted to the idea that hidden

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00:59:04

#7 – Anna Krome-Lukens – Eugenics and the Welfare...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/03/26

Eugenics and the Welfare State in North Carolina +Anna Krome-Lukens, PhD, Teaching Associate Professor, Public Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill Profile | Download seminar poster In North Carolina, social reformers and welfare officials relied on eugenics ideology as they built the welfare state before the New Deal, with lasting effects for our contemporary definitions of citizenship. Abstract Between 1929 and 1977, North Carolina officials approved the surgical sterilization of over 7,600 people under

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#6 – Luisa Reis-Castro – Caring for the Enemy,...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/03/05

Caring for the Enemy, Killing the Ally: The More-than-Human Politics of Transgenic Mosquitoes in Brazil <h4>Luisa Reis-Castro, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Southern California</h4> Profile | X | Bluesky | Download Seminar Poster 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

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#5 – Helen Anne Curry – Local seeds, global needs,...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/02/27

Local seeds and global needs: Ethnobotany, agroecology, and the history of in situ conservation of agrobiodiversity <h4>Helen Anne Curry, PhD, Melvin Kranzberg Professor in the History of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology</h4> Website | @TechHSOC 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

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