Oneonta Students Present Research at International Conference in Spain

Three SUNY Oneonta students spent their spring break in Valencia, Spain at the "Twentieth Annual International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society," hosted by the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

Working with faculty member Daniel Patrone, Department of Philosophy, student researchers have spent the past 6 months examining institutional compliance with safety and reporting regulations in research involving rDNA technology and synthetic biology. They traveled to Spain to present their paper "Biosafety and Transparency in the Review and Oversight of Research Involving Potentially Dangerous Biotechnology." They spent a week in Spain, sharing their findings and networking with professionals from around the world.

The students' research and presentation were funded by a SUNY Oneonta Faculty Research and Creative Activities Grant, the D'Antonio Student Travel Award, and the Tony Rhoda Award in Applied Ethics.