Recognizing Dr. Bill Jenkins and his work to end the Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Last month, Dr. Bill Jenkins passed away at age 73. The New York Times has written about his life’s work to improve the safety and health of African Americans and others, and highlights his […]
pgEd Mini-Lesson on the CRISPR-edited twins
In November 2018, Chinese scientist Dr. Jiankui He reported that two children, whose genomes were edited using CRISPR technology during their embryonic stage, had been born. The news took many scientists and the rest […]
Scientist profile: Dr. Kwasi Agbleke on nurturing scientific research in West African communities
For this blogpost, guest writer Dr. Jumana AlHaj Abed, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of pgEd director Ting Wu, gives a profile of Dr. Andrews Akwasi “Kwasi” Agbleke. Kwasi is a scientist who […]
pgEd presents at the National Association of Biology Teachers
This year pgEd had the pleasure of attending the annual National Association for Biology Teachers (NABT) conference in San Diego, California. Three of our team members presented a lesson on genetic technologies with a […]