Dr Dan Santos
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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About

I joined the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) in 2022 and I am currently a Research Fellow. I earned my 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, I was a Visiting Fellow in the Program on Science, Technology and Society at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to joining CPAS, I was a Research and Teaching Assistant at Monash University and the University of Melbourne in human geography and bioethics.

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Research interests

I contribute to the fields of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and human geography (in particular, economic geography). I investigate the political economic and public engagement dimensions of emerging technologies, and explore diverse and alternative visions, practices and arrangements. My work has tended to focus on the life sciences, and I have conducted empirical research on synthetic biology, stem cells, and  bio-based economies.

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