Jenna Rickus
"Synthetic Life: Our Hybrid Future"
Krannert Auditorium - Room 140: 4 - 4:45 PM
Several fields of science and engineering, including synthetic biology, neuroengineering, computer science, and nanotechnology, are working toward the creation of new forms of and modifications to life. This session will explore what we can do now to create synthetic life, what has already been done, and what we might do in the future. The session will include a discussion on possible frameworks for how science and society can responsibly move forward together.
Bio: Jenna Rickus is an associate professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. She is a member of the Purdue Discovery Park Birck Nanotechnology Center and the Bindley Bioscience Center. Rickus mentors the Purdue international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team and teaches the Purdue Honors Course, 'Synthetic Life'.