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Colleague Voices: Empowerment in Technology Transfer to Low-Resource Countries
Science and social responsibility. Science and social justice. Science and politics. Science and ethics. Science and technology transfer. Dr. Eva Harris works to "demystify and break down complicated technologies and make them accessible...to low-resource communities."
Harris explains "we have so much here and so much need there in the rest of the world…[and she is interested in] how to bridge that." Harris is an Assistant Professor in the Infectious Diseases Division of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, where she does research and teaches molecular biology, parasitology, and virology. She is the initiator and Director of the Applied Molecular Biology/Appropriate Technology Transfer Program and President of the Sustainable Science Institute. She is also a recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. Harris, a tri-lingual scientist, sees her work as critical for world development. For the text/transcript of the interview/discussion and a link to the webcast (which requires RealPlayer), go to this website.
SOURCE: Rebecca E. Burnett. Website to accompany Technical Communication/6th edition. Boston: Thomson International Publishing/Wadsworth, 2005. Available:here.
