Rachel (Management Major, Minor in Legal Studies)
Focussed Research On:
- Social/Ethical Implications of Synthetic Biology
- Genome editing
- CRISPR/Cas9
- Biosecurity
- Chinese efforts to build the largest genetic database
- Biosafety
- Superbugs
- Bioeconomy
- mRNA
- Legal Implications
- Pre-existing legal foundation
- Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology
- Safety protocols
- Socioeconomic impact assessments
- Government regulation
- Separation of church and state
- Trends
- Conclusion
Matt (Economics Major, Minor in Legal Studies, and certification in cyber security)
Focused Research on:
- Biotechnologies (Specifically biocomputers and biosensors with a biological component)
- Economic implications
- Impacts on potential business regulation
- Environmental effects and uses
- Fringe Sketch
- CIPHER
- How it can be used to fight diseases and superbugs.
- How it can be used for Bioterror.
Veronica (Business Administration Major, Minors in Social Work and Spanish, Certificate in IT Management)
Focused Research on:
- Environmental Implications of synthetic biology
- Fake meat
- Pollinators
- Gene drives
- Microbes and the future of pandemics
- Climate change
- Axis of Uncertainty
- Cultural Implications
- Land redistribution and renewable energy resulting from the fake meat industry
- Social Implications
- Stem cell research and the ADA
- Demographic trends
- Executive summary
Sarah (Political Science and Minor in Legal Studies)
Focus Research on:
- Political Implications
- Existing Regulation
- Missing Regulation
- Impact on Political Climate
- Cultural Implications
- Culture Shock
- Lack of Awareness of Synthetic Biology
- Religion
- Current Trends
- SNP Profiling
- Organoids / Asembloids
- Engineered Mosquitos
- Modified Cephalopods
- Molecular Robotics
- Weak Signal