Building a Center for Genetic Engineering and Society

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:00:00 -0500

1) Cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce and expand the scientific literacy of all citizens. We intend to build a world class GES Center that assists in the responsible development and assessment of genetic engineering technologies. This center will focus on the training of students in both the technical details and societal aspects of these technologies. We will involve local and global publics in our activities. 2) Foster research that will advance the frontiers of knowledge, emphasizing areas of greatest opportunity and potential benefit and establishing the U.S. as a global leader in fundamental transformational science and engineering. We believe that our GES Center's emphasis on continuing rigorous dialogue and research across the biological science, social sciences, and humanities will fundamentally transform the way that our students and involved publics examine the science of genetic engineering and its products.