Marnie will be moderating this forum that will highlight the scientific progress, business opportunities, and social and ethical implications of the fields of genetics and epigenetics.
Fabienne and CJ will be guest speakers at the "Lives in Me" series launch event organized by the Afrimerican Culture Initiative, which explores the use of DNA ancestry testing as a means for the African diaspora to reconnect with African culture.
pgEd is excited to return to Washington, DC! We will be hosting a pair of briefings on Capitol Hill, one on the House side and one on the Senate side. The Common Thread: What genetics tells us about ancestry, health, and personal identity A Congressional briefing Organized by the Personal Genetics Education Project (pgEd), Harvard […]
The Sci-Ed Expo is an event exhibiting exciting STEM projects from students and teachers grades K-12 representing urban schools from the Boston area. Boston students and their teachers will demonstrate what democratic science and math teaching looks like. Fabienne Mondesir, pgEd's Director of Community Engagement will be the keynote speaker for this event.
This year's CRISPRcon: Conversations on Science, Society and the Future of Gene Editing is being developed by pgEd in partnership with Keystone Policy Center and the CRISPRcon Steering Committee. CRISPRcon 2018 will be held at the Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center in Boston, and will be hosted by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and […]
pgEd has organized a panel, titled "Engaging Our Nation and Our World in the Era of Gene Editing," at this year's convention of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization. This will be a panel discussion that highlights pgEd’s experiences in engaging diverse communities, including those where mistrust of outsiders is high, and explores our successes through two-way dialogue. […]
pgEd director Ting Wu will be speaking at this meeting co-organized by pgEd and Azusa Pacific University.
Join pgEd at our interactive information booth on Saturday June 16, from 12-6pm in Cambridge, at the 25th annual Hoops ‘N’ Health Community Event! Meet Wally, the official mascot for the Red Sox, listen to live music, watch a basketball tournament, get health information, and enter to win tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters! There will […]
Dana is once again joining the Teaching the Genome Generation course as a faculty member, which is offered through the Jackson Laboratory. This year, we are offering a combined experience for teachers from both Maine and Connecticut, housed at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Teaching the Genome Generation is a one-week, residential, professional development short […]
Dana is excited to join the Teaching the Genome Generation course in Sacramento, CA this summer. Offered through the Jackson Laboratory, 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, […]