Dr. Larisa Rudenko has worked at the intersection of biotech innovation and regulation for over 25 years. Most recently, she served as the Director of Animal Biotechnology at the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, and is currently on sabbatical at MIT with the Program on Emerging Technologies.

What kinds of tales might we hear about?

• Navigating the uncharted policy terrain around products of biotechnology, both nationally and internationally.
• Developing regulatory strategy for the first food from a genetically engineered plant – the now infamous Flavr Savr Tomato​ ​[​​​​imagine photo of tomato filled with giant syringes]
• The process of approving AquaBounty Salmon – the first GE animal intended for food use

Lecture Hall E, Room 4106 in Hunt Library!

Register (free) online!

This event is part of the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center’s Public Lecture Series. Learn more about the GES Center at go.ncsu.edu/ges