Profiles
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Callie Chappell
Callie Chappell is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biology at Stanford University. Callie is an ecologist and studies how genetic variation influences how ecological communities change over time. With a background in bioengineering, Callie is particularly interested in the conservation and policy impacts of gene editing wild organisms and the cascading impacts that genetic variation can have on
ecological and evolutionary processes. Outside of the lab, Callie leads several groups that work in the intersection of science and
society. Callie is the 2020-21 President of Stanford Science Policy Group (SSPG), a chapter of the National Science Policy Network and student organization that engages scientists with policy on the local, state, national, and international level. Callie also co-leads BioJam, an education program that collaborates with high school students and community organizations from low income communities in the Greater Bay Area of California. BioJam participants and organizers learn together about bioengineering and biodesign through the lens of culture and creativity.Callie is also a professional artist and scientific illustrator. Callie is a former Graduate Ethics Fellow with Stanford’s McCoy Center for Ethics in Society, BioFutures Fellow with the Stanford Bio Policy and Leadership in Society (Bio.Polis) Initiative, Katherine S. McCarter Policy Fellow with the Ecological Society of America, and Mirzayan Fellow with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine