What can genetics engagement look like in practice? What impacts can this have on participants, including scientists themselves? Personal Genetics Education & Dialogue (PGED) will lead an interactive workshop on the needs, opportunities, and challenges in public engagement on genetics research and its impacts on society, drawing on the expertise of forum attendees and PGED’s […]
Robin and Gill will be offering our Introduction to Personal Genetics and Ancestry Testing lessons to participants in the JAX Teaching the Genome Generation (TtGG) summer workshop.
Robin and Gill will be offering our “Genetics, History, and the American Eugenics Movement” and “Engineering the World Around Us: Genome Editing and the Environment” lessons to participants in the JAX Teaching the Genome Generation (TtGG) summer workshop.
PGED was invited to introduce teachers participating in the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE MA) professional development workshop to our learning resources and Share Your Stance game! The ABE curriculum ties laboratory experiences to the development of medicines, using technologies employed by the biotechnology industry.
This project aims to enhance high school education in Worcester, MA, by integrating genetic science and bioethics into the curriculum. PGED will develop and deliver a professional development program for high school teachers in collaboration with the MIT Edgerton Center, enabling them to teach genetics and bioethics effectively. This workshop is the first in a […]
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 […]
PGED will present our past work and ongoing activities to students, faculty, and staff of the HMS Genetics Department.
This project aims to enhance high school education in Worcester, MA, by integrating genetic science and bioethics into the curriculum. PGED will develop and deliver a professional development program for high school teachers in collaboration with the MIT Edgerton Center, enabling them to teach genetics and bioethics effectively. This workshop is the second in a […]
This project aims to enhance high school education in Worcester, MA, by integrating genetic science and bioethics into the curriculum. PGED will develop and deliver a professional development program for high school teachers in collaboration with the MIT Edgerton Center, enabling them to teach genetics and bioethics effectively. This workshop is the third and final […]
This project aims to enhance high school education in Worcester, MA, by integrating genetic science and bioethics into the curriculum. Based on feedback from teachers who completed the first two parts of our workshop series, PGED will develop and deliver a professional development session to support the integration of personal genetics curricula for special education […]
We are hosting a 1-hour in-person workshop for students, staff, and faculty in our department at HMS to explore skill development in personal genetics engagement with students and community members.
This project aims to enhance high school education in Worcester, MA, by integrating genetic science and bioethics into the curriculum. Based on feedback from teachers who completed the first two parts of our workshop series, PGED will develop and deliver a professional development session to support the integration of personal genetics curricula for special education […]