Professor Jason Delborne (USA)
Affiliation
North Carolina State University
Biography
I conduct research at the intersection of environmental policy, biotechnology, and public engagement, drawing upon the highly interdisciplinary field of science and technology studies (STS).
Using qualitative research methodologies, I explore how policymakers, stakeholders, and members of the public interface with emerging biotechnologies designed for environmental benefit.
Expertise
Science technology and society (STS), science and technology policy, genetic engineering and society, environmental biotechnology, stakeholder and public engagement.
Podcast
Risk, Expertise, and the Power of Community Perspectives in Science and Technology
Key Publication References
Hartley S, Stelmach A, Delborne JA, Barnhill-Dilling SK 2023 Moving beyond narrow definitions of gene drive: Diverse perspectives and frames enable substantive dialogue among science and humanities teachers in the US and UK Public Understanding of Science
Thizy D, Pare Toe L, Mbogo C, Matoke-Muhia D, Alibu VP, Barnhill-Dilling SK … Tountas KH 2021 Proceedings of an expert workshop on community agreement for gene drive research in Africa - co-organised by KEMRI, PAMCA and Target Malaria. Gates Open Research 5, 1–15
Backus GA & Delborne JA 2019 Threshold-dependent gene drives in the wild: spread, controllability and ecological uncertainty BioScience 69(11) 900–907
Barnhill‐Dilling SK & Delborne JA 2021 Whose intentions? What consequences? Interrogating 'intended consequences' for conservation with environmental biotechnology Conservation Science and Practice 3(4) e406
Delborne JA, Kokotovich AE & Lunshof JE 2020 Social license and synthetic biology: the trouble with mining terms Journal of Responsible Innovation 7(3) 280–297
Delborne JA, Kuzma J, Gould F, Frow E, Leitschuh C & Sudweeks J (Eds) 2018 Special Issue: Roadmap to gene drives: research and governance needs in social, political and ecological context: vol. 5 (sup1) Routledge/Taylor and Francis.
Farooque M, Barnhill-Dilling SK, Shapiro J & Delborne J 2019 Exploring stakeholder perspectives on the development of a gene drive mouse for biodiversity protection on islands [Workshop Report] Genetic Engineering and Society Center.
George DR, Kuiken T & Delborne J A 2019 Articulating ‘free, prior and informed consent’ (FPIC) for engineered gene drives Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286(1917) 20191484
Godwin J, Serr M, Barnhill-Dilling SK, Blondel DV, Brown PR, Campbell K, Delborne J, Lloyd AL, Oh KP, Prowse TAA, Saah R & Thomas P 2019 Rodent gene drives for conservation: opportunities and data needs Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286(1917) 20191606
Jones MS, Delborne JA, Elsensohn J, Mitchell PD & Brown ZS 2019 Does the U.S. public support using gene drives in agriculture? And what do they want to know? Science Advances 5(9) eaau8462
Kokotovich AE, Delborne JA, Elsensohn J & Burrack H 2020 Emerging technologies for invasive insects: the role of engagement Annals of the Entomological Society of America 113(4) 266–279
Long KC, Alphey L, Annas GJ, Bloss CS, Campbell KJ, Champer J, Chen C-H, Choudhary A, Church GM, Collins JP, Cooper L, Delborne JA, Edwards OR, Emerson CI, Esvelt K, Evans SW, Friedman RM, Gantz VM, Gould F … Akbari OS 2020 Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms Science 370(6523) 1417–1419
Stirling A, Hayes KR & Delborne J 2018 Towards inclusive social appraisal: risk, participation and democracy in governance of synthetic biology BMC Proceedings 12(8) 15