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Gene Drive Applications
to Agriculture in Texas

Emerging Technologies


Scholarship

2024

  • Buchman, Leah W., Carol L. Goldsmith, Elizabeth Heitman, Ki Eun Kang, and Xinsheng Liu. 2024. “Public Trust in Regulatory Agencies and Support for Policies on Agricultural Gene Drive.” Review of Policy Research, (2024): 00, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12610

2023

  • Kang, Ki Eun., Arnold Vedlitz., Carol L. Goldsmith and Ian Seavey. 2023. “Optimism and Pessimism toward Science: A New Way to Look at the Public’s Evaluations of Science and Technology Discoveries and Recommendations. Politics and the Life Sciences, 1-20. doi:10.1017/pls.2023.

2022

  • Liu, Xinsheng. (2022.) “General Science-Technology Orientation, Specific Benefit-Risk Assessment Frame, and Public Acceptance of Gene Drive Biotechnology.” Paper presented at the annual conference of the  Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 6-10. Paper co-authored with Carol Goldsmith, Ki Eun Kang, Arnold Vedlitz, Zach Adelman, Leah Buchman, Elizabeth Heitman, and Raul Medina.
  • William, West F., Leah W. Buchman, and Raul F. Medina. 2022. “Public Deliberation and the Regulation of Gene Drive in the USA.” Science and Public Policy; scac032, DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scac032

2021

  • Medina, Raul F. 2021. “Gene Drive Engineering: A Seismic Shift in Disease Risk.” Presented at the American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting Oral Presentation and Discussion in Hot Topic Session on Gene Drive,  August 4, webinar.
  • Goldsmith, Carol L., Ki Eun Kang, Elizabeth Heitman, Zach N. Adelman, Leah W. Buchman, David Kerns, Xinsheng Liu, Raul F. Medina, and Arnold Vedlitz. 2021. “Stakeholder Views on Engagement, Trust, Performance, and Risk Considerations About the Use for Gene Drive Technology in Agricultural Pest Management.” Health Security 20(1). DOI:10.1089/hs.2021.0101
  • Medina, Raul and O’Brochta. 2021. “Gene Drive-Engineering a Seismic Shift in Disease Risk.” Hot Topic Session at the annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, August 4th.
  • Medina, Raul F. In press. “Host-associated Differentiation of Target Pests Should Be Assessed before Using Gene Drive as a Pest Control Tool.” Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)

2020

  • Elizabeth Heitman is a co-author of this manuscript. Her contributions to this paper are otherwise related to this project. Long K.C., Alphey L., Annas G.J., et al. 2020. “Core Commitments for Field Trials of Gene Drive Organisms.” Science 370(6523):1417-1419. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd1908
  • Heitman, Elizabeth. 2020. “Gene Drive Applications to Agriculture in Texas: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Values.” Presentation for the panel “Gene Drive Pests and Public Engagement” at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH), held virtually, October 18.
  • Medina, Raul. 2020. “The Ecology of Reproductive Isolation and its Implications for Potential Gene Drive Releases.” Presentation at the fall meeting of the NIH, Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC), Washington D.C. (held virtually), November. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)
  • Medina, Raul. 2020. “Biotechnology Products and Public Perception: An Unrequited Love Story.” Presentation at the meeting of the Analytical Excellence through Industry Collaboration (AEIC), Morrisville, NC (held virtually), October. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)
  • Medina, Raul. 2020. “The Societal-Problems/Biotech-Solutions Framing: The Importance of Understanding Misunderstandings.” Presentation delivered at a Departmental Seminar, Colorado State University, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Fort Collins, CO, February 19. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)

2019

  • Heitman, Elizabeth. 2019. “Leadership and Ethics in the Responsible Development of Disruptive Science and Technology: The Case of Gene Drive.” Presented at the annual joint Graduate Leadership Conference of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, San Antonio, Texas, November 9.
  • Heitman, Elizabeth. 2019. “Ethical Considerations in Gene Drive Research.” Presentation delivered at a workshop for journalists on the topic of genomics sponsored by SciLine and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, March 26. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)
  • Adelman, Zach, Buchman, Leah, Goldsmith, Carol, Heitman, Elizabeth, Liu, Xinsheng, and Portney, Kent. 2019. “Gene Drive Applications to Agriculture in Texas: Knowledge, Perceptions and Values.” Poster presentation at the USDA-Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) Program & AFRI Social Implications of Emerging Technologies 2019 Annual Project Director’s Meeting, Riverdale, MD, June 2019.
  • Medina, Raul. 2019. “The Importance of Understanding Misunderstandings: Societal Views and Agricultural Innovation.” Presentation delivered at the IV Phytus Seminar and Elevagro Experience, Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 3. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)
  • Heitman, Elizabeth. 2019. “Ethical Questions and Challenges in the New Science of Gene Drive.” Presentation delivered at a conference on gene editing at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, September 20. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)
  • Medina, Raul. 2019. “The Societal-Problems/Biotech-Solutions Framing: The Importance of Understanding Misunderstandings.” Presentation delivered at the BASF Seminar Series, Morrisville, NC, October 2019. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)
  • Heitman, Elizabeth. 2019. “Leadership and Ethics in the Responsible Development of Disruptive Science and Technology: The Case of Gene Drive.” Presentation delivered at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA Graduate Student Leadership Conference, San Antonio, TX, November 9. (The contents of this presentation are based in part on work related to this project.)

2018

  • Adelman, Zach., Goldsmith, Carol, Heitman, Elizabeth., and Portney, Kent. 2018. “Gene Drive Applications to Agriculture in Texas: Knowledge, Perceptions and Values.” Poster presentation at the USDA- Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) Program & AFRI Social Implications of Emerging Technologies 2018 Annual Project Director’s Meeting, Riverdale, MD, June 2018.