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From 2014.igem.org

North Carolina State University Genetic Engineering & Society Center iGEM Team We are working with Antony Evans of the Glowing Plant Project to explore what it means to act responsibly with respect to genetic engineering. Specifically, we propose an iterative concept mapping framework to assess the values that people associate with responsibly releasing genetically engineered plants beyond the laboratory.

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Contents 1 Team GES NCSU Raleigh NC 1.1 Barry Peddycord 1.2 Elizabeth Pitts 1.3 Johanna Elsensohn

Team GES NCSU Raleigh NC

Barry Peddycord

Barry is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science. He's the webmaster.

Elizabeth Pitts

Johanna Elsensohn

Johanna is a Ph.D. student in Entomology, with a minor in Genetic Engineering and Society.

Project focus: A bit of everything. She helped write sections for several of the core principles. She also helped design the concept map and helped put the poster together.

Academic focus: Johanna studies the ecology and behavior of agricultural pests in order to develop control solutions within an Integrated Pest Management framework. Genetic pest management has the potential to be an effective tool in IPM. However, the appropriateness of the new technology needs to address social and cultural concerns in addition to overcoming technological barriers. She joined the iGEM team because she's interested in studying the social, ethical, and legal issues that surround the release of new technology.

Downtime focus: When not chained to the computer or in the field, Johanna can be found either in the mountains exploring new places with her dog, out on the water kayaking, or in the kitchen concocting something delicious!