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Dr. Josie Zayner is a visionary biochemist & genetic designer. For over 15 years, she has pioneered work in the field of bioengineering, publishing a number of scientific papers on the topic. Josie received her PhD in Biophysics from the University of Chicago, winning several awards for their work on engineering proteins. She then spearheaded work on developing engineered microbes for Mars terraforming at NASA, eventually leaving to start The ODIN, a bioengineering company based in Austin, Texas that is working to make genetic engineering accessible to everyone. In 2024, Zayner co-founded a second company, The Los Angeles Project. LAP has raised venture capital funding to genetically modify animals for agriculture, pets & xenotransplantation. Zayners groundbreaking work in human genetic engineering & medicine has been the focus of many documentaries, including the Netflix documentary Unnatural Selection & the NYT documentary Gut Hack. She has been made fun of on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver & written about in media all over the world including The New York Times, The New Yorker, El Pas, Le Monde, Time, Scientific American & NPR, among others. Somehow Josie still finds time to be an accomplished artist whose work has been featured in exhibits at San Francisco MoMA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, NY MoMA, ZKM & the Smithsonian.nnn Schedule:n7:00-8:00 PM: Networkingn8:00-8:30 PM: Main talkn8:30-9:30 PM: More chattingnnStay Connected about Future Events:nTwitter: @descinycnInstagram: @descinycnPS: Apply to be a member of the DeSci NYC group chat: https://forms.gle/AmUtotmCgWgGxWDp6nnSupported by:nSVN - The Science Validation Network.
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