Next Colloquium: Tuesday, 8/11
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A discussion with Natalie Kofler, PhD and Alex Pearlman
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Two leading experts on bioethics and DIYbio join us to discuss the complex issues surrounding COVID-19 immunity passports and "DIY" vaccines.
Full abstract and speaker bios at https://research.ncsu.edu/ges/event/colloquium-8-11-20/
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COURSES IN GENETIC ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
- GES 591-001 Biotechnology for Sustainable Crop Production
Instructors: Fred Gould and Heike Sederoff, F 8:30am-11:15am Fox Science 204. 3 credits. Hybrid
- GES 591-002 GES Colloquium
Instructors: Todd Kuiken and Dawn Rodriguez-Ward. Location: Poe 202, Tuesdays 12pm-1pm, 1 credit. Hybrid
- GES 591-003 Socioecological systems analysis and modeling of agricultural biotechnologies
Fox Science 204, M.W 11:45am-1:00pm Zack Brown, Jennifer Kuzma, Kelly Zerin, Alun Lloyd. 3 credits. Hybrid.
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More Events & Opportunities
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Human Nature: A Special Pre-Release Conversation
Wednesday, August 12, 4 PM. REGISTER >
Film featuring: Rodolphe Barrangou, Distinguished Professor, FBNS, NC State
The Secondary Risk Society: Risk & Decision-Making in the 21st Century
Friday, August 14, 10-11 AM via Zoom. REGISTER >
Speaker: Christopher L. Cummings, Senior Research Fellow, GES Center
- This presentation reports on the new theoretical developments that founded Secondary Risk Theory which explains and predicts how risks are perceived today and provides contemporary examples and new data regarding COVID-19 vaccine responses and anticipated responses for solar radiation management technologies.
Call for papers: Promoting Black excellence in ecology
Deadline: Friday, August 14, 5 PM. SUBMIT PROPOSAL >
- The Black Ecologist Section of Ecological Society of America is in the process of proposing special issues to be published in high-impact ecology journals on the topic related to “Intersecting identity, society and health.”
The 2020 Innovations Dialogue: Life Sciences, International Security And Disarmament
Thursday, August 20 & Friday August 21. REGISTER >
An exploration on how scientific and technological advances in the life sciences can offer new ways to address global challenges, such as the spread of infectious diseases, and pose new threats related to the development of biological weapons.
- GES Sr. Research Scholar Todd Kuiken panel on "Production: Cloud Labs & DIY Labs" at 9:30 AM on 8/20.
CRISPRcon 2020
10 Webinars, 5 Themes, 2 Months, Sept - October 2020.
REGISTER for GES Center sessions on Equity, Environment & Agriculture:
- October 13: Risk governance in gene editing and food: Intersections of safety and equity
- October 15: Gene editing and climate justice: Adaptation, mitigation, and conservation strategies in a changing world
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Jason Delborne, professor of Science, Policy, and Society (FER) and GES Center Executive Committee member, has been appointed Interim Director of NC State’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society, which is an undergraduate major and minor serving over 250 students. Jason is replacing Matthew Booker, a GES Affiliate who is on leave extended at the National Humanities Center.
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Dyllan Furness, Undark, August 5, 2020
While the presence of antibiotic-resistant plasmid genes in beef probably does not pose a direct threat to consumers, according to Jennifer Kuzma, a professor of science and technology policy and co-director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at North Carolina State University, it does raise the possible risk of introducing antibiotic-resistant genes into the microflora of people’s digestive systems. Read more >
Rosemary Brandt, ARE News, July 21, 2020
Nicknamed the "billion-dollar beetle" for its enormous economic costs to growers in the United States each year, the western corn rootworm is one of the most devastating pests farmers face. Read more >
Mollie Rappe, CALS News, June 29, 2020
Jason Delborne, a researcher with the Genetic Engineering and Society Center and the College of Natural Resources, will lead the efforts to assess public opinion and analyze the potential regulatory pathway for techniques to introduce beneficial plant fungi to crops. Read more >
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Kuzma J (2020). In Eds Goldberg, A. Feeding the World Well. John Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, MD.
Yves Carrière, Zachary Brown, Serkan Aglasan, Pierre Dutilleul, Matthew Carroll, Graham Head, et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jul 2020, 202003604. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2003604117
Benjamin D Trump, SE Galaitsi, Evan Appleton, Diederik A Bleijs, Marie‐Valentine Florin, Jimmy D Gollihar, R Alexander Hamilton, Todd Kuiken, et al. PNAS, Jul 2020, 202003604. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2003604117.
Natalie Kofler and Jennifer Kuzma. Boston Globe, Published: 22 June 2020.
Luke Kemp, Laura Adam, Christian R Boehm, Rainer Breitling, Rocco Casagrande...Todd Kuiken, et al. eLife 2020; 9:e54489, doi: 10.7554/eLife.54489. Feature Article 29 May, 2020.
See all GES Faculty Publications at go.ncsu.edu/ges-pubs
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