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== About ==
== About ==


I promote and consult in synthetic biology technology and education, open source biology, the international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) program and DIYbio.
I advise and consult in synthetic biology technology and education, open source biology, the international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) program and DIYbio.
 
I consider DNA a programming language for cells.  Synthetic biology facilitates the writing of DNA-based programs for biological systems, leading to applications that range from single proteins, to new metabolic pathways, to fully synthetic cells or organisms.  Programming cells, although similar to programming computers, comes with far greater economic, social, ethical, and legal implications.
 
I advocate open source biology, for two reasons.  First, because the free exchange of ideas seems to maximize the rate of innovation.  Second, because I believe that transparency helps to manage complex systems or solve complex problems.
 
In software development, open source has also led to robust code (security), highly skilled developer communities (education), and non-monopolistic pricing (fair economies).  If transferable to biological engineering, open source could lead to a more diversified, and more sustainable, biotechnology industry.
 
These ideas are explored in ''[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources2/toc.html Open Sources 2.0]'', which is published by O'Reilly and is, ironically, not open source.  I'll send you a PDF if you ask for one.




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About

I advise and consult in synthetic biology technology and education, open source biology, the international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) program and DIYbio.


Contact Information

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email: ahessel (at) gmail (dot) com
phone: 780.868.3169
Skype: search for "Andrew Hessel", ahessel (at) gmail (dot) com


2008 Talks, Conferences, Posters

Convergence 08, Panel Debate, Talk, November 15-16, 2008

iGEM Jamboree, MIT, Cambridge, MA, November 7-9, 2008 (Chairing iGEM Canada session)

Singularity Summit 2008, San Jose, CA, October 25, 2008 (attending)

UofC Engineering, Calgary, Sept 24, 2008 (Engineering Biology)

SciFoo, Mountain View, CA, August 8-10, 2008

BioBarCamp, Palo Alto, CA, August 6-7, 2008

Science Cafe, Telus World of Science and Alberta Ingenuity, Edmonton, May 6, 2008

Sanofi Aventis BioTalent Challenge Keynote, Calgary, April 23, 2008

Sanofi Aventis BioTalent Challenge Keynote, Edmonton, April 16, 2008

Civil Society Synthetic Biology Teach-In, Washington DC, April 14, 2008 PDF

TEC Edmonton, Open Source Therapeutics, round 2, March 31, 2008

TEC Edmonton, Open Source Therapeutics, March 19, 2008

Overview of iGEM program, Edmonton Catholic School Board, March 18, 2008

Open Source Therapeutics. UofA Digital Biology Meeting, March 17, 2008

National Post Article on SciBarCamp by David Sachs.

Synbio Debate w/ Jim Thomas, ETC group; open source therapeutics scibarcamp, Toronto, May 14-16, 2008

Synthetic Biology and Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Implications for Alberta, Green Paper and Talk, Banff, March 5-6, 2008

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Overview of Synthetic Biology, February 2008.

2007 Talks and Posters

iGEM and Synthetic Biology: Opportunities for Canada, University of Ottawa, November 23, 2007 audio by request

SemBioSys Biotechnologies, Calgary, Alberta, October 26, 2007

Synthetic Biology, Risks, Rewards, and Opportunities, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, October 23 audio by request

Synthetic Viruses Targeting Cancer, SENS 3, Cambridge UK, September 7Video

Overview of synthetic biology, University of Lethbridge, July 19

University of Alberta Department Chairs and Divisional Directors Meeting, July 4

SB3.0 Poster -- iGEM: A case study for open source biological engineering

MIT TTT Canada overview May 26 Video

Digital Genetic Engineering, Google, May 3 Video

Alberta Ingenuity, January 17/18

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