Helen will be attending the Impact + Profit Conference, which brings together professionals from entertainment, non-profits, and business to discuss ways in which storytelling can be leveraged to bring about social change - and make a profit.
Helen participated in the Beyond Roe event in Los Angeles, CA.
PGED will be hosting an exhibitor table at the MDCGC annual conference.
The Social Impact Entertainment (SIE) Society is a valued PGED collaborator. Its mission is to educate, connect, and empower professionals in entertainment, non-profit, and business to harness storytelling for greater social good and measurable impact. At their annual Impact + Profit conference, Robin and Gill will meet producers and storytellers who specialize in impact and […]
Marnie is excited to collaborate with Boston University professor and author Shoumita Dasgupta and Associate Vice President of Education Jeanne Chowning (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center) on a workshop on “Science Communication and Education at the Intersection of Genetics and Justice.” The workshop will be part of the 2025 annual meeting of the American Association for […]
Who decides how science will shape tomorrow? For scientific and technological advances to truly serve all people, there must be active engagement with society at large by scientists and policymakers, as well as educators and scientific institutions. Given growing concerns around social and political polarization on science topics such as vaccines, climate change, and gene […]
Rob is excited to attend the annual meeting of his home science society in his third year as co-chair of the AABA education committee. He will be participating in outreach at Port Discovery on March 12th, and organized an Art, Culture, and Science Communication Expo on March 13th.
Marnie has been invited to give a plenary talk on PGED’s work at the 66th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, organized by the Genetics Society of America. Details to follow.
Gill and Marnie will facilitate discussions at Boston University's Genetic Counseling program retreat using Share Your Stance on Personal Genetics! We will join several other program sites as part of a project developed to promote diversity in the genetic counseling profession. Learn More About Share Your Stance
Ting and Rob will attend the inaugural NHGRI Outreach Meeting, held adjacent to the 2025 NHGRI Training & Career Development Meeting (Philadelphia). The Outreach Meeting is designed to enhance collaboration and integration across various outreach programs and to generate a community of practice, fostering a robust and engaged genomic workforce.
PGED will staff an exhibitor table to share our resources and programming with genetics counselors, educators and students.
Marnie is excited to work with Dr. Shoumita Dasgupta (Professor of Medicine, Boston University) and Dr. Jeanne Chowning (Associate Vice President of Science Education, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center) to present a webinar on “Meeting the moment: Impactful science communication and education on genetics”. Hosted by the American Society of Human Genetics, this webinar will explore […]