Marnie will be one of four speakers at the 2014 Stanley N. Gershoff Symposium at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University in Boston, MA. She will be discussing pgEd's programming and curricula advancing public education on personal genetics as an introduction to the symposium entitled "Personalized Nutrition: Overlooked or Over-hyped?"
pgEd director, Ting Wu, will be heading to Missouri to talk about our mission for raising awareness on personal genetics as a panelist in a program at Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS). Ting will be joined by Flora Lichtman, a science journalist, formerly of NPR's Science Friday and whose work has appeared […]
pgEd's Director and Co-founder, Ting Wu, is an invited speaker at the annual Genomes, Environment and Traits Conference, a unique meeting that brings together scientists, educators - and most importantly, participants in the Personal Genome Project - for 2 days of data collection, data sharing, scientific talks and a look at where personal genomics is […]
pgEd is organizing a Congressional briefing on advances in genetic technologies and the importance of raising public awareness. This briefing is being hosted by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. We will begin by highlighting exciting developments in the fields of genetics, personalized medicine, and genetic engineering (no background in genetics necessary), describing how they are transforming health and […]
pgEd Director, Ting Wu, has been invited to discuss personal genetics in a program entitled "The Future of Technology: Benefits and Risks," organized by The Future of Life Institute. A description of the event from the organizer's website follows: "The coming decades promise dramatic progress in technologies from synthetic biology to artificial intelligence, with both […]
pgEd's director, Ting Wu, will be talking about personal genetics at a science speed dating event in Los Angeles, organized by The Science & Entertainment Exchange of the National Academy of Sciences. Ting will be meeting with producers, writers, and directors who are interested in weaving real science into storylines that they bring to life […]
Dana Waring will be spending the day at the Mt. Ararat Middle School on Wednesday, June 11th, talking about the intersection of athletics and genetics. Thank you to Gretchen Feiss for the invitation!
The Jackson Laboratory is excited to launch Teaching the Genome Generation, a one-week, residential, professional development short course for Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire STEM teachers. The course will be held Monday, July 7 to Friday, July 11, 2014 at The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine. This hands-on course will focus on modern Genomic Biology and […]
pgEd will be presenting a workshop for middle and high school teachers at The Education Cooperative's 2014 Summer Science Institute 2014: Pushing the Boundaries of Biology & Chemistry.
Personal Genetics in the High School Classroom: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues This three-day training for teachers will be an introduction to personal genetics and its impact on society. A wave of personal genetic information is coming – how can we prepare students to make informed choices for themselves and for society as a whole? This training will […]