Kristin Baldwin
Molecular Biologist, Artist
Kristin Baldwin’s research harnesses cutting edge stem cell technology and cloning to understand how changes to genes and genomes allow stem cells to generate all the cell types found in a complex organism. Her laboratory recently generated Fibonacci, a mouse derived entirely from a skin cell that they had transformed into a stem cell using viruses. The experiment showed that skin-derived stem cells can potentially replace embryonic stem cells in research and therapeutic applications, a result cited as one of the most important breakthroughs of 2009 by Discover.
In collaboration with artist Amy Chase Gulden, Dr. Baldwin also genetically engineers living, growing paintings using E. coli bacteria as paint, offering a new way to study perception, in this case of art and beauty. The team’s work was recently exhibited at the Serrano Contemporary gallery in Chelsea in a show entitled Growing Impressions.
Dr. Baldwin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. She was selected as a 2007 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
Past Events
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The Moth: Grey Matter
Presented with New York’s innovative storytelling organization, The Moth, scientists, writers and esteemed artists tell on-stage stories about their personal relationship with science.
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BioArt
Amy Chase Gulden, Kristin Baldwin, and select New York City students were able to learn about microbiology as they spent the afternoon cultivating living designs of their own imagination.
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WSF Spotlight 2009
An intimate, cabaret-style setting provides an unobstructed glimpse into the minds of some of the world’s most inspired thinkers.
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