Jason A. Delborne is Professor of Science, Policy, and Society and
University Faculty Scholar at North Carolina State University, with
appoints in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources in
the College of Natural Resources and the Genetic Engineering and Society
Center. He teaches and conducts research at the intersection of
environmental policy, biotechnology, and public engagement, using
qualitative research methodologies to explore how policymakers,
stakeholders and members of the public interface with emerging
biotechnologies designed for environmental benefit. Delborne was twice
appointed to expert committees of the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which published Gene Drives on the
Horizon (2016) and Forest Health and Biotechnology (2019). Recent
projects have focused on the genetically engineered chestnut tree, a
gene drive mouse for biodiversity conservation, and the management of
free ranging cats in National Parks.
