Project Description
This project examines the impact of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on both the environment and human welfare. It specifically considers the effects of pest-resistant and herbicide-tolerant GMO traits on biodiversity and farming practices.
Research Team: Prof Frederik Noack, Prof Risa Sargent, Prof Claire Kremen, Prof Josephine Gantois, Prof Juliet Lu, Dennis Engist (PhD candidate), Batoule Hyjazie (PhD student), Trevor Church (MSc student)
Academic Partners: Prof Matin Qaim (U Bonn), Prof Anouch Missirian (Toulouse School of Economics), Prof Eduardo Souza-Rodrigues (U Toronto), Prof Ashley Larsen (UC Santa Barbara), Prof Leithen M’Gonigle (Simon Fraser U), Vasundhara Gaur (NYU Economic Fellow)
Funding Partners: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
IBioS Members
Risa Sargent
Associate Professor
Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, Land and Food Systems, Biodiversity Research Centre
Claire Kremen
Professor
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Biodiversity Research Centre, Department of Zoology
President’s Excellence Chair in Biodiversity
Joséphine Gantois
Assistant Professor
Incoming 2023
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Department of Land and Food Systems
Juliet Nadeau Lu
Assistant Professor
Department of Forest Management, School for Public Policy and Global Affairs
