Synthetic genomics is an emerging field that aims to design and build larger stretches of DNA than ever before, at the scale of chromosomes and even whole genomes. How does this field invite new ways of working with other-than-human creatures? Ways of thinking about multispecies flourishing as a scientific aim? About how diverse perspectives—art and design, social science and humanities, food and fermentation—are necessary to address those questions? Join us for a panel discussion among a synthetic biologist, a social scientist, a designer, and a cheese specialist about designing with other organisms. As even more food for thought, we’ll have cheese to taste and a custom farmhouse ale from Odell on tap.

This event is co-sponsored by SoGES, the NSF-UKRI co-funded “Future Organisms” project, Odell, and Murray’s Cheese.

PANELISTS –
Grace Chuang: Freelance Art Director and Marketer
Dr. Arjun Khakar: Assistant Professor, College of Natural Sciences and Plant Synthetic Biologist – Colorado State University
Dr. Emily Scher: Lead Computational Biologist – Neochromosome
Josh Windsor: Affineur – Murrays Cheese

MODERATOR –
Jane Calvert: Professor, Science and Technology Studies – University of Edinburgh