Sophia Roosth

Bio

2nd year graduate student in the Science, Technology, and Society Program at MIT

My research focuses on the anthropology of the life sciences, specifically biotechnology, bioart, and synthetic biology. Within these fields, I’m interested in examining biological materials as social, technical, and aesthetic objects. My recent work dealt with the role of Material Transfer Agreements in standardizing the exchange of biological materials. In addition to this project, my other current research explores the use of acoustic technologies in biological laboratories. I am also interested in the anthropology and philosophy of mathematics. Contact me at sroosth at mit dot edu