Welcome to the Biodesign Symposium! The Biodesign Symposium: How to Grow a Biodesigner is a free conference-style event where educators, researchers, and practitioners of Biodesign will discuss how they've worked across Biology, Tech, Art and Design. Presenters at the Symposium will share ways of formalizing Biodesign education and aligning Biodesign learning outcomes with workplace needs.
Location
June 12, 9:00am – 6:00pm | The New School University Center
63 5th Avenue New York, NY 10003
Schedule
9:00 AM
Participant Registration + Coffee
10:00 AM
Opening Address — Veena Vijayakumar
Introduction to the Symposium — Martyn Dade-Robertson, Giovanna Danies, and Sam Edens
10:15 AM
Morning Keynote
10:45 AM
Practicing Biodesign: Morning Presentation Sessions
12:00 PM
Break Out Session #1
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM
Panel — Biodesign Challenge Student Alumni
2:30 PM
Expanding the Field: Afternoon Presentation Sessions
3:45 PM
Break Out Session #2
4:45 PM
Afternoon Speaker
5:15 PM
Closing Address
Symposium Speakers
Symposium speakers will be announced soon!
Symposium Committee
Programming
Sam Edens (Lead), Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Laura Forlano, Northeastern University
Joytrese George, New Design High School
Daniel Grushkin, Biodesign Challenge
Carolina Obregon, Parsons School of Design
Andrea Polli, University of New Mexico
Andy Scarpelli, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sabriya Stukes, SOSV
Devon Ward, Auburn University
Jake Wintermute, Ginkgo Bioworks
Publishing
Martyn Dade-Robertson (Co-Lead), Northumbria University
Giovanna Danies (Co-Lead), Universidad de los Andes
Christina Cogdell, University of California, Davis
Isabel Correa, Columbia University Teachers College
Nathan Holbert, Columbia University Teachers College
Ryan Hoover, Maryland Institute College of Art
Heidi Jalkh, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Alex Kisielewski, Biodesign Challenge
Jane Pirone, Parsons School of Design
Justice Walker, University of Texas at El Paso
Call for Submissions
As part of the Biodesign Symposium, Biodesign Challenge collected submissions to be published in Cambridge University Press Research Directions: Biotechnology Design journal addressing the question “How do we grow a Biodesigner?”
All submissions are considered for presentation at the first annual Biodesign Symposium. We will be sharing information about the selected submissions soon!
Supporters
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