Gill was invited back to Options Employment & Education Services in Hartford, CT, to deliver a program series for high school students. From May 7 through June 4, she will present a different PGED lesson. The fifth and final lesson is ‘Genome Editing & CRISPR’. About the lesson: Techniques to easily modify DNA, known as […]
Are you curious about how your health relates to your genes? Have you ever wondered how ancestry testing works? What about how law enforcement uses DNA in criminal investigations? Explore science, innovation, and society with an ‘Introduction to Personal Genetics’ program. This program is an introductory experience for those interested in learning about the basics […]
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.
Marnie has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the 2025 National Faculty Workshop of the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP). The GEP is a national collaborative of 261 faculty across 209 primarily undergraduate institutions, including community colleges, colleges, and universities. Marnie is excited to share PGED’s approach and curricular resources with this vibrant and […]
Explore the intersection of science, innovation, and society with our ‘Introduction to Personal Genetics’ program. Technological developments in genetics have enabled people to become more informed healthcare consumers and connected to their extended family around the globe. This program explores applications of genetic technologies, including genetic testing, sequencing, and editing, for health, ancestry, and law […]
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.
Gill was invited to present PGED’s ‘Introduction to Personal Genetics’ program at the Public Library of New London. Explore the intersection of science, innovation, and society. Technological developments in genetics have enabled people to become more informed healthcare consumers and connected to their extended family around the globe. This program explores applications of genetic technologies, […]
Gill and Marnie were invited to present about personal genetics to a cohort of prospective genetic counseling students through the Warren Alpert Foundation Summer Internship program. The internship is designed for rising college juniors and seniors across five colleges with an interest in genetic counseling.
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.
The collection and analysis of DNA is an important tool in law enforcement. This presentation explores the challenge of establishing ethical and legal frameworks to guide the use of newly developed genetic technologies. How can we as a society use genetics to keep people safe, solve crimes, and, at the same time, develop policies that […]
Athletics are often divided into men’s and women’s categories to foster fair competition, but efforts to define who qualifies to compete in the women’s events have been controversial. In this interactive event, attendees will use athletics (commonly referred to as “track and field” in the US) as a lens to examine the biology of sex […]
Explore the intersection of science, innovation, and society with our ‘Introduction to DNA Ancestry Testing’ program. Technological developments in genetics have enabled people to become more informed healthcare consumers and connected to their extended family around the globe. This program explores genetic testing for ancestry and family history purposes. Attendees will have the opportunity to […]