Events for scientists

Personal genomics education: Take action in your community GET conference attendees, please join pgEd's Dana Waring and Chris Korey, Professor of Biology from the College of Charleston (also PGP participant #huA4F281) for a conversation about how you can contribute to personal genomics education. What have you learned from being part of the PGP that could inform national education efforts?  What are the highlights and surprises of […]

Dana, Lauren, and Marnie will be teaching a two-day nanocourse for graduate students and members of the Harvard Medical School community on developments in the field of personal genetics and public engagement.

Marnie is an invited panelist for the career workshop at the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation's annual fellows' retreat. Marnie, a former Damon Runyon fellow ('06-09), is looking forward to talking about her path to pgEd and experiences working in science education with current post-doctoral fellows.

pgEd's Dana Waring will be teaching a section of the NIH-sponsored course, The Whole Scientist, at the Jackson Laboratory on May 26-May 29th. Open to graduate students and postdocs, this course is a chance to develop a wide range of skills related to careers in science.

pgEd's Marnie Gelbart has been invited to be a panelist for the 1.5 day career development workshop in conjunction with The Whole Scientist course at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington, CT on October 21st-22nd. Marnie will be participating a panel discussion and leading breakout sessions for graduate students and postdocs exploring the range of careers in science.