8. Biology For All: How Genspace Grows the Bioeconomy

Episode Description: The world needs more community labs. How can we make this dream possible and create environments where people can experientially learn, boldly create, and meaningfully grow with the life sciences? On today's episode, hosts Erum Azeez and Karl Schmieder sit down with Beth Tuck from Genspace to discuss the benefits of having community science labs and how we can open more doors for people interested in biotech. Beth is the Executive Director at Genspace, the world's first community biology lab, where people of all backgrounds and identities can interact with the life sciences. Since 2009, the lab has served the greater New York area by providing hands-on STEAM education programs for youth and adults. Their programs demystify scientific processes, provide a platform for innovation, and cultivate the next generation of life science leaders. Grow Everything brings to life the bioeconomy when hosts Karl Schmieder and Erum Azeez Khan share stories from the field and interview leaders and influencers in the space.  Life is a powerful force and it can be engineered. What are we creating? Learn more at www.messaginglab.com/groweverything Topics Covered: Developing new ways to create performance fibers for clothing, construction and industrial applications from sustainable, natural sources. We're collaborating with Genspace, to build out their intellectual property portfolio. Genspace is a hub for creativity, learning, and hands-on science education, offering tools, resources, and crash courses in graduate-level research. Committed to making science accessible to all by promoting bio literacy and multilingual resources. Fostering an environment that encourages diverse ideas and solutions to make a real impact. Beth, the founder, is passionate about making science accessible to the general public. Episode Links: Beth's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-tuck Genspace.org - https://www.genspace.org/ Genspace on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/genspacenyc/ Episode Transcript: To Be Added. Stay Tuned. Call or Text the Grow Everything Hotline:  +1 804-505-5553 Have a question or comment? Message us here: Instagram / TikTok / Twitter / LinkedIn / Youtube / GrowEverything website Email: [email protected] Support here: Patreon Music by: Nihilore Production by: Amplafy Media Topics: synthetic biology, entrepreneurship, policy, community, science education, biotech, life sciences, community biolabs, bioliteracy