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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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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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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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01:03:07

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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01:00:19

#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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00:54:46

#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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00:59:17

#4 – Kirsty Wissing on Indigenous Perspectives on...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/02/20

Indigenous Perspectives on Synthetic Biology for Conservation <h4>Kirsty Wissing, PhD, Research Fellow, Australian National University | Profile</h4> A discussion of synthetic biology and Torres Strait Islanders, bringing their perspectives into conversation to explore cultural implications for future island-bound applications of genetic biocontrol technologies, such as gene drives. <h5>Download seminar poster </h5> Abstract Applied over generations, genetic biocontrol

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#3 – David Andow – Ecological perspectives on the...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/02/07

Ecological and evolutionary perspectives on genetic engineering <h4>David Andow, PhD, Professor and Department Head, Applied Ecology, NC State University | Profile | @NCStateAEC</h4> Ecological and evolutionary perspectives have greatly influenced the development of genetic engineering as exemplified by significant events from history. <h5>Download seminar poster [icon name="download" style="solid" class=""

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00:55:28

#2 – Grace Wiedrich – From Plants to People:...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/01/31

From Plants to People: Mendelian Eugenics in NC in the 20th Century Grace Wiedrich, CRDM PhD Student, NC State University The Mendelian eugenics movement in NC provides a useful case study into the lasting impact of over-generalized genetic theory on governments, medical professionals, and activists. <h5>Download seminar poster </h5> Abstract The history of eugenics in the United States is deeply entwined with theories about plants and animals arising in the 19th century. By the early

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00:55:57

#1 – Katie Barnhill – Public Engagement: Missing the...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2024/01/16

Public Engagement: Missing the Mark? <h4>Katie Barnhill, PhD, Senior Research Scholar, GES Center, NC State | Profile | Google Scholar</h4> Scholars and funders alike have increasingly recognized engagement as an important dimension of innovation, but is engagement accomplishing what we think it is? <h5>Download seminar poster </h5> Abstract Emerging environmental biotechnologies such as gene drives have often been called for to respond to wicked environmental problems,

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00:59:45

#10 – Riley Taitingfong – An oceanic approach to gene...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2023/11/29

Final seminar of the fall 2023 semester! Join us again in early January, 2024. From containment to connectivity: an oceanic approach to gene drive governance Riley Taitingfong, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona Profile | LinkedIn | @riley_ilyse An exploration of the containment paradigm in gene drive research and discourse, drawing on feminist and Indigenous science studies, and proposes a connectivity-based approach to gene drive

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00:57:39

#9 – Andrew Ofstehage – Soy in the Brazilian Cerrado:...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2023/11/07

American farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado: A comparative ethnography of the soy boom Andrew Ofstehage, Program Coordinator of CALS International Programs at NC State University Profile | Website A look at the farming strategies of two communities of North American farmers in Brazil and how they make sense of thorny subjects such as farmland financialization, genetically engineered crops, and labor management. <h5>Download seminar poster</h5> Abstract This talk focuses on a comparative

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00:57:39

#8 – Carolina Torres—Battling Invasive Aliens: SynBio...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2023/11/02

Exploring Synergies: Overlapping International Dialogue on Invasive Alien Species Removal on Islands with Synthetic Biology Carolina Torres Trueba, Lawyer at Island Conservation Profile | Website Synthetic biology offers new hope for the eradication of invasive alien species from islands, a pressing need in the face of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. <h5>Download seminar poster</h5> Abstract The talk explores the dynamic intersection between international dialogue on synthetic

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00:57:47

#7 – Jennifer Kuzma - Are we ready for engineered...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2023/10/24

PreMiEr ERC Societal, Ethical and Policy Implications of Microbiome Engineering Jennifer Kuzma, PhD, Co-Director of GES Center, & Associate Director of PreMiEr at NC State | Profile page Download seminar poster Abstract The engineering of microbiomes in the built environment is a new area of inquiry that comes with many uncertainties and under-explored societal implications. This talk will explore the work of the new NSF-funded Precision Microbiome Engineering Center (PreMiEr) and the

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