TtGG staff offer a one-week, residential, paid short course to teachers living and teaching in New England states. The hands-on course allows teachers the opportunity to perform molecular biology and bioinformatics experiments in the teaching laboratory. Lively discussions of social, ethical, and legal topics in personal genetics are woven into all aspects of the course. […]
Personal genetics can impact our lives in many ways. This workshop will explore personal genetics’s societal implications. This workshop includes both asynchronous, module-based learning and live course chats via Zoom with a total course load of an estimated 10 hours. We will meet via Zoom on Monday, July 15 & July 22 from 3-5 pm Eastern. […]
Rob will join a webinar for educators hosted by the CEE on medical genetics, joining Dr. Mimi Shirasu-Hiza, Professor of Genetics and Development at Columbia University. He will highlight PGED’s work and share resources to support sharing and learning about emerging issues in genetics.
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 […]