Education News
Check out “Life Lab”, a podcast featuring EBRC members!
“Life Lab” is a podcast series aimed at kids ages 9-12 and their families. Created in collaboration with Tumble Science Podcast for Kids, “Life Lab” is five episodes about engineering biology to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges, featuring EBRC members and leaders in the engineering biology community.
More →Check out the latest episode of “Life Lab” – a podcast collaboration between EBRC and Tumble Science Podcast for Kids!
“Life Lab” is a podcast series collaboration between EBRC and Tumble Science Podcast for Kids about engineering biology to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. Supported with funding from the National Science Foundation.
More →Education Module: Synthetic Biology and Machine Learning
A collection of six discussions with researchers who work at the interface of synthetic biology and machine learning.
More →Read EBRC’s response to the National Defense Education Program’s RFI
Read EBRC’s response to the DoD’s Request for Information (RFI) on Biotechnology Education and Workforce Development. (August 2020)
More →The Genetic Code Kit: An Open-Source Cell-Free Platform for Biochemical and Biotechnology Education
Layne C. Williams, Nicole E. Gregorio, Byungcheol So, Wesley Y. Kao, Alan L. Kiste, Pratish A. Patel, Katharine R. Watts and Javin P. Oza. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
More →YouTube resources for synthetic biology education
This publication describes a collection of online videos concerning synthetic biology into public YouTube playlists tailored for six different, though potentially overlapping, audiences.
More →Check out our new “Synthetic Biology Media Resources” page
… and subscribe to EBRC’s YouTube channel to watch more than 170 videos about synthetic biology.
More →Expanding access to engineering biology – STEM outreach in high schools
EBRC SPA member Kathryn Brink authors a Nature Communities blog post about increasing engagement in STEM through outreach, providing a first-person perspective about bringing engineering biology to underserved communities.
More →BioBuilder Teacher Training Workshops
Attention all teachers: There are still open spots for BioBuilder’s three-day professional development workshops this summer! Tuition scholarships are available. See the BioBuilder Professional Development website for more info.
More →New publication from Jewett Lab
Check out the new paper from the Jewett Lab about their Biobits Kits.
More →Seeking participants for “EBRsee” outreach initiative!
EBRsee will be a series of videos and podcasts for the public. If you are interested in participating or to learn more, please contact education@ebrc.org.
More →Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
Grab your kiddos and take a listen to February’s episode of Tumble Science Podcast for Kids featuring Danielle Tullman-Ercek discussing engineering bacteria.
More →Oxford University Press has issued a call for papers
Oxford University Press has issued a call for papers for a Special Issue on Synthetic Biology Education.
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