Marnie will be a panelist at this event on Precision Medicine, part of the Equity and Social Justice series organized by the Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership. The goal of the event is to foster a dialogue on health equity, health disparities, and health policy issues related to involving diverse […]
pgEd will be visiting 8th grade science students at Conservatory Lab Charter School in Dorchester to discuss how discoveries in genetics have led to complex issues and questions in society.
The LEAH (Leaders through Education, Action and Hope) Project is a STEM, college readiness, and workforce development program for Boston public high school students. They work with about 50 high school students over the school year and organize field trips and workshops to increase their STEM exposure and knowledge. On February 5th and 7th, Florcy […]
Robin and Vika will be visiting Brookline High School to present pgEd's lesson on athletics and genetics, with a particular focus on exploring topics such as: - How might personal genetics impact and transform athletics? - Whose responsibility is it to ensure athletes with medical conditions, such as sickle cell trait, are treated both safely […]
Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA, March 12, 2019 (invited speakers) Florcy and Marnie will be speaking with students in a freshman seminar course, called Science and the Human Experience, at Tufts University. This course is taught by Jonathan Garlick, who directs a science education and civic engagement initiative known as Civic Science at Tufts University.
Johnny and Robin will be visiting BosLab, a "DIY biology" community lab in Somerville, MA. They will give an overview of pgEd's initiatives and have a discussion about a range of personal genetics-related topics, with a particular focus on CRISPR and genome editing.
Marnie has been invited to the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program to talk with staff about advances in genetics, the potential benefits for a person's health, as well as the personal, familial, and societal implications.
pgEd will be visiting O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Sciences in Roxbury to speak with students participating in the MEDscience program. Stay tuned for more details!
The pgEd team will be leading a session at the "Social Issues in Biology" course at Harvard University titled "Engaging Diverse Publics on Issues in Genetics." This is a discussion-based course focusing on controversial issues in biology and the social responsibility of scientists, and students in this class are drawn from PhD programs across biology-related […]
Marnie will be in Washington, D.C. to share the latest from pgEd's Building Awareness, Respect, and Confidence through Genetics (ARC) project with other science educators who receive funding from the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program of the National Institutes of Health.