Welcome! The Biodesign Symposium: How to Grow a Biodesigner is an annual, 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 share ways of formalizing Biodesign education and aligning Biodesign learning outcomes with workplace needs. Check out the 2024 Symposium proceedings below.
Location
June 12, 9:00am – 6:00pm | The New School, Johnson Hall
66 W 12th Street, New York, NY 10011
Schedule
9:00 AM
Participant Registration + Coffee
10:00 AM
Opening Address + Introduction to the Symposium: Veena Vijayakumar, Martyn Dade-Robertson, Giovanna Danies, and Sam Edens
10:15 AM
Morning Keynote: Nancy Diniz
10:45 AM
State of the Field: Morning Presentations
12:00 PM
Break Out Session #1
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM
Exemplifying the Field: Biodesign Challenge Alumni Panel Yousif Alzayed, Noemi Florea, Eldy Lázaro, Maia Yoshida
2:30 PM
Expanding the Field: Afternoon Presentations
3:45 PM
Break Out Session #2
4:45 PM
Afternoon Keynote: Jiabao Li
5:15 PM
Closing Address
Symposium Speakers
Paper Presentations
Below are the first drafts of the papers what will be presented at this year’s Symposium.
Morning Session
Exploring the Interplay of Biological Science, Sensory Engagement, and Material Probing Thora Arnardottir
Textile Landscapes: The Material Future of Tulare Lake Anna Avdalyan
Navigating futures of Biodesign Deepa Butoliya
From observation to operation: how lab spaces influence the biodesign practice Julia Ihls, Barbara Pollini
How to grow a biodesigner?: A Case Study of Guatemala and Comparative Analysis with International Universities Alejandra Sierra, Roberto Sosa, Mariana Marroquín
Afternoon Session
Roots of Renewal: Biodesign Community Program for AAPI Youth Caroline Chou, Sally Kong, Angeli Magdaraog
BioCards Tool: Cultivating Sustainable Innovations in Biomaterial Development Derya Irkdas Dogu, Carla Paoliello, Susana Leonor, Onur Mengi, Américo Mateus, Deniz Deniz, Gulizar Caliskan, Anil Dinc Demirbilek
Indigenous Biotechnology Renaissance: A Relational Biodesign Approach Ñkwi Flores
How do we grow a Biodesigner? Karen Ingram
BurgLabs - a participatory approach towards interdisciplinary biodesign research Hannah Kannenberg, Johann Bauerfeind, Dr. Falko Matthes, Prof. Mareike Gast
The challenges faced by (bio-)designers in contributing to sustainable material development Malu Luecking
Biodesign in the Middle: The Center is an Edge Ash Eliza Smith
Cultivating Biodesigners: Integrating Local Biology, Culture, and Place-Based Design in Education Corinne Okada Takara
Symposium Steering 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, Sistemas Materiales
Alex Kisielewski
Jane Pirone, Parsons School of Design
Justice Walker, University of Texas at El Paso
BIODESIGN CHALLENGE STAFF
Veena Vijayakumar, Symposium Chair + BDC Interim Director
Michael Balangue, BDC Program Manager
Call for Submissions
THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED. 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
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 2419577.
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