June 2019
The Institute on Religion in an Age of Science (IRAS) 2019 summer conference
In the final week of June, Nadine will join the IRAS 2019 summer conference "The CRISPR Apple on the Tree of Knowledge: Bioengineering, Gene Editing, and the Human Future" as an invited speaker. The dialogue will focus on the genome editing technique CRISPR from the underlying science, to the possible impact on our society, to our understanding of human nature.
Find out more »2019 Teaching the Genome Generation – New England
Dana is once again joining the Teaching the Genome Generation course as a faculty member, which is offered through the Jackson Laboratory. Housed at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, this workshop particularly welcomes teachers from the New England states. Teaching the Genome Generation is a one-week, residential, professional development short course in genomics, bioinformatics, and ethics for high school science teachers. For details about the professional development opportunity - which blends laboratory work, bioinformatics and ethics into each day's activities…
Find out more »Talking with Students about Personal Genetics
pgEd will return to Sioux Falls, SD this summer to offer a two-day professional development workshop for teachers. The workshop, focused on fostering dialogue on how new genetic technologies are intersecting with healthcare, law and society, will include one day of reviewing pgEd lesson plans and a second day focused on curriculum integration. Register at https://tinyurl.com/pgEd-SD2019.
Find out more »July 2019
Genetics & Social Justice: Personal Genetics in Health, History & Society – Boston 2019
As genetic technologies become more widespread, how can our society ensure that education about and access to this information is available to all people? How can we prepare students to make informed choices for themselves and for society? In this one-day professional development workshop, we will discuss the intersection of genetics with medicine, reproduction, ancestry testing, genome editing and CRISPR, law enforcement, and the history of the American eugenics movement. Attendees will learn how to include discussions of the ethical,…
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