Sujatha Byravan
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Sujatha Byravan is Senior Fellow at the Centre for Development Finance in IFMR where the focus of her work is on adaptation to global warming
. Her interests are in the broad areas of science, technology and development and are grounded in her technical background and education in the biological sciences. Her recent projects and publications have been on sea level rise, environmental migrants and exiles, biotechnology
policy, innovation
, and science for sustainable development
.
Between 2002 and 2007, she was Executive Director and President of the Council for Responsible Genetics
(CRG), a non-profit/non-governmental organization devoted to fostering informed debate on the social, ethical and environmental implications of new genetic technologies. CRG carries out policy research, education and advocacy.
Byravan received a PhD in molecular biology in 1989 from the University of South Carolina
. She completed post-doctoral work from 1993 to 1995 at UCLA. She then worked in India as a science writer and freelance journalist. Topics she has written on include science policy, gender issues, and Indian environmental concerns and politics. During that time, Byravan also became a fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation
's LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) Program (1995 to 1997).. She later served as Director of the Fellows Program at LEAD International from 1999-2002, and in that capacity was responsible for developing and executing the program for the graduates of LEAD, who number over 1,300 and work all over the world in various sectors.
Byravan is also a fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar on Biotechnology
: Legal, Ethical and Social Issues. She received a Rockefeller Foundation
Residential Fellowship at Bellagio in 2007. She is presently on the board of LEAD (India).
Adaptation to global warming
Adaptation to global warming and climate change is a response to climate change that seeks to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems to climate change effects. Even if emissions are stabilized relatively soon, climate change and its effects will last many years, and adaptation will...
. Her interests are in the broad areas of science, technology and development and are grounded in her technical background and education in the biological sciences. Her recent projects and publications have been on sea level rise, environmental migrants and exiles, biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
policy, innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
, and science for sustainable development
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
.
Between 2002 and 2007, she was Executive Director and President of the Council for Responsible Genetics
Council for Responsible Genetics
The Council for Responsible Genetics is a non-profit NGO with a focus on biotechnology.- History :The Council for Responsible Genetics was founded in 1983 in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
(CRG), a non-profit/non-governmental organization devoted to fostering informed debate on the social, ethical and environmental implications of new genetic technologies. CRG carries out policy research, education and advocacy.
Byravan received a PhD in molecular biology in 1989 from the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
. She completed post-doctoral work from 1993 to 1995 at UCLA. She then worked in India as a science writer and freelance journalist. Topics she has written on include science policy, gender issues, and Indian environmental concerns and politics. During that time, Byravan also became a fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
's LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) Program (1995 to 1997).. She later served as Director of the Fellows Program at LEAD International from 1999-2002, and in that capacity was responsible for developing and executing the program for the graduates of LEAD, who number over 1,300 and work all over the world in various sectors.
Byravan is also a fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar on Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
: Legal, Ethical and Social Issues. She received a Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
Residential Fellowship at Bellagio in 2007. She is presently on the board of LEAD (India).
Select Publications
- "Before the Flood". New York Times. May 9, 2005.
- "Ensuring privacy in genetic testing". Boston Globe. Byravan & Matlaw. November 2, 2005.
- "DNA Typing - A Technology of Fear".Development, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 28-32, 2006
- "Louise Brown will turn 28 this year. The Indian Express. March 17, 2006.
- "Gender and Innovation in South Asia (PDF)". Innovation, Policy and Science. February 2008.
- "The Climate Exile Alarm"" The Hindu. July 15, 2009.
- "Where's the science in GM crops?". IndiaTogether. November 6, 2009.
- "Warming up to Immigrants: An Option for US Climate Policy".Economic and Political Weekly, November 7, 2009.
- "The Ethical Implications of Sea-Level Rise Due to Climate Change".Ethics and International Affairs, Fall 2010.
- "The Inter-Academy Report on Genetically Engineered Crops: Is It Making a Farce of Science?". Economic and Political Weekly, October 23 2010.
- "Climate Change: Sea Level Rise Initiative". November 2010.
- "Development Benefits from a Low-Carbon Pathway". Economic and Political Weekly, August 20 2011.