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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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S14E4 - Joseph Gakpo & Katie Sanders on what research...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/09/22

Communicating Gene Editing Effectively: What Does the Research Tell Us?Katie Sanders, PhD, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, NC State University | Profile ******Joseph Opoku Gakpo, PHD, Founder, RM Communications | Profile Related links: Sanders, C. E. , Parrella, J. A., Lu, P., Landaverde, R., Gibson, K. E., & Gakpo, J. O. (2026). Perceptions of CRISPR and the role of risk information seeking and processing: An analysis of North Carolina consumers. Crisis and Risk Communication ,

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S14E3 - Ben Trump on what is happening with AI

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/09/15

What is happening with AI, and what are our governments doing about it?Benjamin D. Trump Associate Professor, NC State University 3170 Plant Sciences Building Innovation Hub + Zoom | AI policy has become considerably less hypothetical in 2026. Europe began enforcing major provisions of the AI Act in August. In Washington, the White House is pressing for a national AI framework and limits on state regulation. States are writing their own rules, communities are confronting the demands of new AI

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S14E2 - Sam Weiss Evans on Transforming American...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/09/09

Transforming American BiosecuritySam Weiss Evans, D. Phil. Senior Advisor at the Federation of American Scientists 3170 Plant Sciences Building Innovation Hub + Zoom | Over the last three years, Dr. Sam Weiss Evans has helped build momentum for consolidating biosecurity and biosafety oversight within the U.S. government and coupling that oversight with an assessment and innovation system. In this talk, he turns a reflexive lens on his own work, unpacking how he has incorporated science and

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S14E1 - Christopher Cummings on Risk, Responsibility,...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/09/02

Risk, Responsibility, and Standardization: Lessons from multiple NATO-Sponsored Biotechnology WorkshopsChristopher L. Cummings, Ph.D. Research Social Scientist at the US Army Corp of Engineers and Senior Research Fellow at the GES Center, NC State University 3170 Plant Sciences Building Innovation Hub + Zoom | Drawing on NATO-sponsored biotechnology workshops, this talk examines how rapid technological convergence, divergent national risk cultures, and fragmented regulations complicate responsible

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Diana Bowman – Governing Emerging Technologies in the...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/04/15

Final public colloquium of the semester! How can governance keep pace with emerging technologies? Dr. Diana Bowman, inaugural Dean of the School of Law at RMIT University, will reflect on adaptive, responsible approaches to law, innovation, and the public interest.-------- Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data

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S13E9 - Nadya Mamoozadeh on Genomic Vulnerability and...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/04/08

Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice.________ Genomic Vulnerability and Selective Intervention: Navigating Climate Adaptation in Freshwater Fisheries Nelson 4305 + Zoom | Can precision genomics help save freshwater fish threatened

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S13E8 - Khara Grieger – Innovating for Sustainable...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/03/31

Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice.Innovating for Sustainable Agrifood Futures Khara Grieger, PhD, Assistant Professor, Director of the GES Center at NC State | Profile Nelson 4305 + Zoom | This talk highlights USDA/NIFA-funded

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S13E7 - Timothy Stinson – The Ark and the Archive:...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/03/10

Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice.The Ark and the Archive: Genetics, Manuscripts, and the Emerging Field of Biocodicology Nelson 4305 + Zoom | What can genetics tell us about old books? This talk explores how next-generation

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S13E6 - Carter Clinton - Soil Secrets Unlock...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/03/03

Soil Secrets Unlock Equitable FuturesCarter Clinton, PhD, Assistant Professor at NC State University GES Colloquium 3/10/2026 | Learn how burial soil genomics paired with descendant community partnership and bioethical data governance, can reconstruct buried histories and inform more equitable, socially accountable biomedical futures. __ Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene

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00:58:47

S13E5 - Lina Finda - Insights of African stakeholders...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/03/03

Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice.--- African Conversations: Insights of African stakeholders on biocontrol technologies for malaria control Zoom ONLY | Insights from African stakeholders on the opportunities, concerns, and

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S13E4 - Jake Warner on genome editing in corals

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/02/24

Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice. Genome editing in corals Zoom ONLY | An overview of the state of genome editing technology in corals and the ethical issues they elicit. Coral reefs worldwide are experiencing unprecedented

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S13E3 - Royden Saah - Gene Drive Governance Through a...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/02/11

Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice.Gene Drive Research Forum: Convening Evidence, Governance, and Dialogue Through a One Health Lens Nelson 4305 + Zoom | Learn how GeneConvene’s Gene Drive Research Forum brings together

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S13E2 - Jean Cadigan on the ethical governance of...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/02/03

Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice. _________ Governing Genome Editing at the Boundaries: Empirical Insights from Human Health Applications *Zoom* Only | Drawing on empirical research on human genome editing, this talk examines

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S13E1 - Catching Up on the CRISPR Craze with Rodolphe...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2026/01/21

Recorded from NC State’s GES Colloquium, this podcast examines how biotechnologies take shape in the world: microbiome engineering in built environments, gene editing and gene drives, forest and agricultural genomics, data governance and equity, risk and regulation, sci-art, and public engagement in practice._________ Catching up with the CRISPR Craze Nelson 4305 + Zoom | Deploying and commercializing genome editing technologies: challenges, opportunities, and implications of disruptive

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S12E8 - Hamidou Maiga – Building Local Capacity for...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/11/19

Nov. 18, 2025 GES ColloquiumBuilding Local Capacity for Innovative Mosquito Control: Lessons from SIT and Nanotechnology Research 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. Innovative and sustainable mosquito control approaches are urgently needed to address the growing challenge of vector-borne diseases in Africa. This presentation will showcase

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00:58:13

Susana Mateos – Navigating a socio-ecological inquiry

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/11/12

Nov. 11, 2025 GES ColloquiumNavigating a socio-ecological inquiry 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. What comes to mind when you think of Costa Rica

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00:59:52

Justin Whitehill on Growing Better Christmas Trees...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/10/28

A GIFT SEED: Accelerated Genetic Improvement of Fir Through Sequencing, Economics, Extension & DiagnosticsNC State's Justin Whitehill explores how cutting-edge research on fir genetics is helping Christmas tree growers tackle pests, pathogens, and climate challenges while strengthening a $2.5B industry. A GIFT SEED is a newly funded USDA-NIFA Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant focused on accelerating genetic improvement of the most popular Fir (Abies spp.) Christmas tree species in North

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S12E5 - Ilaria Cimadori - The global regulatory...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/10/22

Mon. 21, 2025 | GES ColloquiumFarm animal welfare in the gene editing era: a challenge for regulations across the globe. A comparative study between the United States, the European Union and Switzerland Bridging law, ethics, and biotechnology, this talk by Yale PhD candidate Ilaria Cimadori will evaluate how countries regulate the welfare implications of gene-edited livestock. Through a comparative legal analysis, it identifies both promising approaches and critical blind spots in global governance

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S12E4 - Joshua Brinkman – American Farming Culture...

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/10/08

Oct. 7, 2025American Farming Culture and the History of Technology: Social and Cultural Considerations Surrounding Biotechnology in Rural Settings Dr. Brinkman presents his recently published book, contending that farmers in the American Midwest embed social and cultural meanings in technology through performative use that impacts agricultural modernization, policy debates around genetically modified organisms, as well as how rural people interact with new technologies, including

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00:59:55

S12E3 - SRA Panel: Is “risk” Risk?

GES Center Lectures, NC State University ·

2025/09/30

Sept. 30, 2025 GES SRA Panel: Is “risk” Risk? Biltmore 2006 + Zoom | Leadership from the Society for Risk Analysis explores how ‘risk’ is understood and practiced across agencies and communities working with emerging technologies. Although formal and legal definitions of risk are widely invoked in policy and governance, the concept itself is deeply contingent on context and perspective. This panel brings together members of the Society for Risk Analysis – Research Triangle Regional Organization

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