Scaffolding: Selected Contributions of James R. Griesemer to History, Philosophy, and Biology

Rachel A. Ankeny is Professor and Chair in the Philosophy Group at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, and Affiliate Professor in History and Philosophy, School of Humanities at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her main research interests are in philosophy and history of biological and biomedical sciences, bioethics, and food ethics. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief for Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, and was co-founder of the Society of Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) which seeks to promote greater engagement of philosophers of science with scientific practices through building a collaborative philosophical community open to scholars and practitioners employing diverse disciplinary and methodological approaches.

Michael R. Dietrich is a Professor in the History and Philosophy of Science Department at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on the history and philosophy of modern biology, especially scientific controversies. He has co-edited several books, including most recently, Nature Remade: Engineering Life from Gene Drives to Gaia (University of Chicago Press, 2021). He is also the series editor for the Historiography of Science major reference work series with Springer.

Sabina Leonelli is professor of philosophy and history of science and technology at the Technical University of Munich, where she co-directs the Ethical Data Initiative and the Public Science Lab. Until 2024 she was the Director of the Exeter Centre for the Study of the Life Sciences at the University of Exeter, where she now holds an honorary professorship. Her research investigates the roles played by technology, models, data and collaborative methods within the life sciences and public health. She aims to contribute to an understanding of knowledge production that can support equitable, responsible, engaged, and sustainable research practices.