When Biotechnology Goes “Wild": Stakeholder Engagement for Emerging Environmental Biotechnologies
Speaker: Jason Delborne, Assistant Professor at UW-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Time
12:05-12:55 p.m.
Location
1420 Microbial Sciences
Description
Testing and releasing new environmental biotechnologies raise questions about governance, communication with stakeholders and rightsholders, and responsible innovation. Delborne will describe his work to design meaningful stakeholder engagement in this space, referencing case studies like the genetically engineered American chestnut tree, genetic biocontrol strategies to manage aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes region and more.
Part of LSC's 2026 Science Communication Colloquium.
Part of LSC's 2026 Science Communication Colloquium.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email cnalley@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Reasonable effort will be made to support your request.