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CRISPR, Climate Change, & Forest Health Panel: Part 3
The third video is a recording of a panel discussion moderated by SCL producer Rosa Veguilla on February 3, 2022. In this conversation, we asked the speakers follow-up questions about whether we can and should use CRISPR in the natural forest to combat climate change, and if so, what that might look like.
View the full talk with additional resources on our website
Will forests survive the threats of climate change? Could biotechnology and CRISPR be a useful tool? Four researchers ponder these questions, and leave us thinking more deeply about how we can make our forests more resilient. (Talk recorded in July 2020)
Jason Delborne is Professor of Science, Policy, and Society and University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University. He teaches and conducts research at the intersection of environmental policy, biotechnology, and public engagement. He draws upon the highly interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies to explore how policymakers, stakeholders, and members of the public…
Doria Gordon is a lead senior scientist in the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). In addition, she is a courtesy professor of biology at the University of Florida and a research associate at Archbold Biological Station near Lake Placid, Florida. Her research interests include forest restoration, fire ecology, and invasive…
Sofia Valenzuela Aguila is Professor of Forest Genomics at the University of Concepción, Chile. Her research interests include forest genomics, transgenic plants, biotechnology, and biosafety. She is also an avid writer who publishes opinion columns about these issues every two weeks in the Diario El Sur. Valenzuela Aguila received a biochemistry degree from the University…
Jack Wang is Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and Director of the Forest Biotech group at North Carolina State University. He is also co-founder of TreeCo, a company that uses CRISPR-based genome-editing tools to produce genetically enhanced trees for the lumber industry. He is a forestry scientist with research experience…
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