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…
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S14E4 - Joseph Gakpo & Katie Sanders on what research tells us about communicating gene editing effectively (opens the original)
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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
S14E3 - Ben Trump on what is happening with AI (opens the original)
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What is happening with AI, and what are our governments doing about it? Benjamin D. Trump Associate Professor, NC State University About the speaker Dr. Benjamin D. Trump is an Associate Professor at NC State University, joining the Genetic Engineering and Society Cluster in 2026 through the Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program. His work centers on organizational and societal resilience, decision-making for defense, the risk governance of emerging technologies, and critical infrastructure. Fo
S14E2 - Sam Weiss Evans on Transforming American Biosecurity (opens the original)
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Transforming American Biosecurity Sam Weiss Evans, D. Phil ., Senior Advisor at the Federation of American Scientists About the speaker Dr. Sam Weiss Evans is a Senior Advisor at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). At FAS, Sam is working to bring about foundational biosecurity and biosafety governance reform. He recently completed a term as a Senior Policy Advisor for the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, where he led the Commission’s work on biosecurity, biosafety
S14E1 - Christopher Cummings on Risk, Responsibility, and Standardization (opens the original)
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Risk, Responsibility, and Standardization: Lessons from multiple NATO-Sponsored Biotechnology Workshops Christopher 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 **** About the speaker Christopher L. Cummings, PhD , is a behavioral theorist and social science researcher specializing in risk perception, public engagement, and the governance of emerging technologies. He leads the Center for Health Eng
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