Jean Ristaino History Project Interview

Project: Archive of Agricultural Genetic Engineering and Society Interviewee: Jean Ristaino Interviewers: Matthew Booker, Sharon Stauffer Videographer: Michael Salerno Interview Date: December 7, 2017 Location: NC State University, James B. Hunt, Jr. Library Length: 1:25:21 Learn more at https://go.ncsu.edu/AAGES SEE FULL TRANSCRIPT AT: https://research.ncsu.edu/ges/files/2020/01/Ristaino_Jean_20171207_transcript_FINAL.pdf

Genetic Engineering and Society Center Introduction

Plant Pathology

Women in the Science Community

Biotechnologist: Career Beginnings

PCR Controversy

How Did You Become Interested in Genetic Engineering?

P. Infestans Devastation

Looking at the Future of Plant Pathology

Developing Stable Non-transgenic Banana Plants

The Future of Fungicides

Tropics research Interest

Banana Plants

Banana Story

The Jefferson Science Fellows Program

USAID

Currencies and Clusters

Against all Odds

Quest for Sustainable Crops

Banana and Potato Field Trials

Biotechnology and Food Insecurity

Is Science Obsolete?

Vaccines and Potato Famine

General Publics' View of GMOs

Containment Issues

Identifying Good Candidates

Is There a Future for Molecular Biology

Is There any Question we Should Have Asked You