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Shaping the futures of biotechnology by integrating scientific knowledge & diverse public values @ncstate.bsky.social | #AgBioFEWS #GESColloquium | go.ncsu.edu/ges | linkedin.com/school/gescenter | Podcast: go.ncsu.edu/ges-pod | Twitter @GESCenterNCSU
We’re #hiring! NC State’s GES Center invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position through the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program.
- Priority areas: AI & biosecurity, genetics/genomics, novel food proteins & sustainability
Apply → go.ncsu.edu/ges-faculty-...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
What do people think about engineering indoor microbiomes, and what ethical questions arise when we engineer built environments? At #GESColloquium on 9/2/25, Kristen Landreville will share research from the NSF-PreMiEr grant. In-person & via Zoom.
ges.research.ncsu.edu/event/colloq...
August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Welcome back, Wolfpack! GES Colloquium resumes with our traditional welcome lunch on Tuesday, 8/26 in *Biltmore 2006* (new location) at 12 PM. All are welcome to join us, and lunch will be provided from Gym Tacos. See our upcoming schedule with all the details at lnkd.in/drSXfnkX.
August 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Exciting new issue paper just published by CAST, "Applications, Benefits, and Challenges of Genome Edited Crops," chaired by Sarah Evanega and co-authored by @thekazath.bsky.social from the GES Center, online at www.cast-science.org/publication/...
March 26, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Pesticide resistance poses major challenges for ag production, costs of food, and public health in the control of insect-vectored diseases. In this new paper, @thekazath.bsky.social et al. establish a more practical and scientifically credible way to calculate these costs. doi.org/10.1002/jaa2...
March 13, 2024 at 10:26 PM
What's the best way to address ethical gaps in ag-biotech governance? A new article www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... co-authored by Jennifer Kuzma urges the creation of a dedicated bioethics commission to navigate the ethical complexities of food & ag biotechnologies.
March 7, 2024 at 6:41 PM
New literature review from the SEI team of the NSF PreMiEr Center is the first systematic review of the literature exploring the societal and ethical implications (SEI) of engineering the microbiome of the built environment. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 27, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Exciting new paper, "Long- and short-read sequencing methods discover distinct circular RNA pools in Lotus japonicus" w/ #AgBioFEWS Fellows Asa Budnick, Delecia Utley, & Eli Hornstein, & fellow members of the @NCState_PMB Sederoff Lab. Online at acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
February 13, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Hello, Bluesky! We're excited to announce the Genetic Engineering & Society (GES) Minor Fellowship for fall 2024, open to PhD & Masters students @ncstate.bsky.social. $17K + tuition & fees for one semester. Apply by 3/15. Learn more at go.ncsu.edu/ges-minor
February 9, 2024 at 4:12 PM