Next Colloquium: Tuesday, 9/14
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From basic science to engineering tools to translational research
Dr. Ross Sozzani, Associate Professor and Director of NC PSI Plant Improvement, NC State
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Global food production is an enormously complex enterprise crossing every conceivable barrier from geographical borders to scientific disciplines. Challenges to production that threaten our ability to feed the world’s growing population are multifactorial and will require the integration of many fields of knowledge and skill sets to discover sustainable solutions. It requires the synthesis of discipline-specific theories, protocols, and tools to create new models and a common language to address complicated research questions. A systems understanding of development and adaptation at the level of cells, tissues, organisms, and ecosystem together with the development of predictive models is needed to achieve translational research. This discussion will be focused on: 1- the use of techniques derived from biological, mathematical, and engineering science to unravel molecular mechanisms that regulate the growth and development of multicellular organisms; and 2- how the fundamental understanding of biological systems and relationships at a multi-scale level is central to translate this knowledge to engineering plants with enhanced agronomic function.
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On Monday, 9/13, GES Co-director Fred Gould (and known vegetarian) will be featured on the MeatEater podcast, discussing GMOs with Steven Rinella, also of the MeatEater show on Netflix.
Sept 21 and 22, 11am-3pm EST. Caroline Leitschuh, a PhD alum of the GES program, is now a Senior Medical Writer at Oxford PharmaGenesis. Her company is hosting webinars specifically about medical science writing, but also applicable to anyone thinking of science writing as a career.
PhD and Postdoc Opportunities GES Center Executive Committee member Dr. Khara Grieger has two exciting positions available - the first is a Postdoc in Interdisciplinary Risk Sciences in the Biology Graduate Program, and the second is a PhD position within the department of Applied Ecology. See the above links for full details.
Most of the Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions talks are now available to folks with ncsu login credentials. You will find talks from individuals in nearly every college on campus, twenty or more departments--including one astronaut, two science fiction writers, a handful of microbiologists, an astrophysicist and more-- and many perspectives, all considering aspects of global change. — Rob Dunn, Reynolds Professor, Applied Ecology, NC State
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8/2/2021 - Podcast, BBC Business Daily
Professor Fred Gould, who chaired a large study into safety of GMOs for the National Academy of Sciences in the US, warns that this technology is not a silver bullet for solving all of our environmental and health problems.
7/30/2021 - Lisa Abend, Salon
In the U.S., Kuzma has noted similar trends. "In surveys, people say they see edits or genes inserted from the same species as slightly more acceptable than transgenic," she said, referring to genes inserted from different species.
7/26/2021 - Paul Basken, Times Higher Education
But that’s not unwarranted given the complexities and potential implications of genetic changes that could become permanent and spread across the food supply, said Professor Kuzma, a co-founder and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at NC State.
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IDB CRISPR in Latin America and the Caribbean discussion documents:
Todd Kuiken and Jennifer Kuzma. July 2021. Inter-American Development Bank. DOI: 10.18235/0003410.
Margo Bagley. July 2021. Inter-American Development Bank. DOI: 10.18235/0003409.
More information at go.ncsu.edu/ges-idb-crispr
Kokotovich, A. E., J. A. Delborne, K. Redford, T. Cook, E. Leslie, J. Sieracki, and D. Trevino. 2021. Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/BRD/NRR—2021/2297. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. doi: 10.36967/nrr-2287250 PDF
Grieger, K., Isigonis, P., Franken, R., Wigger, H., Bossa, N., Janer, G., Rycroft, T., Kennedy, A., Hansen, S.F. 2021. IN: Ethics in Nanotechnology: Social Sciences and Philosophical Aspects, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2021, pp. 89-108. doi: 10.1515/9783110719932-005
Zhi, Y., Call, D., Grieger, K., Duckworth, O., Jones, J.L., Knappe, D. 2021. Water Research; doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117399. PDF
Barnes, Jessica C. and Jason A. Delborne. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. June 2021. doi:10.1177/25148486211024910. PDF
See all GES Faculty Publications at go.ncsu.edu/ges-pubs
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