Dr Dan Santos
Studies political economy & public engagement in biotech, focusing on openness, innovation, and societal benefits. They research genetic engineering, synbio, and stem cells through economic geography & STS lenses.
email dan.santos@anu.edu.au
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Dr Santos joined the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) in 2022 and is currently a Research Fellow. He earned his PhD and MA (both in Geography) from Clark University, and a BA (Hons) in Environmental Studies and BSc in Genetics and Environmental Science, both from the University of Melbourne. In 2020-21, he was a Visiting Fellow in the Program on Science, Technology and Society at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to joining CPAS, he was a Research and Teaching Assistant at Monash University and the University of Melbourne in human geography and bioethics.

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Dr. Santos investigates the political economic and public engagement dimensions of emerging biotechnologies, especially concerning questions around openness and innovation. He has conducted empirical research on synthetic biology, stem cells, and biohacking, and his work is situated at the intersection between science communication, science and technology studies, and human geography (especially economic geography). 

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