EBRC has developed a lightly-curated list of education and outreach activities in synthetic biology. This list includes workshops and short-courses, classroom activities and hands-on training opportunities. The list is intended to serve as a resource for existing opportunities you may want to engage in, as well as ideas for activities you may want implement at your own institution.
| Activity | Type | Target Participants | Location | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BioBuilder | Short course/workshop, Online video, Other | K-8 students, High school students, K-12 teachers, Undergraduates (2-year, Community Colleges), Undergraduates (4-year, Universities), Faculty, General public | Widely available | Visit Site |
| Bioresponsive art | Classroom activity, Short course/workshop, Course for college credit, Laboratory/hands-on training, Other | K-8 students, High school students, K-12 teachers, Undergraduates (2-year, Community Colleges), Undergraduates (4-year, Universities), Graduate students, General public | Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA | Visit Site |
| Cold Spring Harbor Synthetic Biology Summer Course | Classroom activity, Short course/workshop | Graduate students, Faculty | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA | Visit Site |
| Freshman Research Initiative | Classroom activity, Course for college credit, Laboratory/hands-on training, Other | Undergraduates (4-year, Universities), Graduate students | University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX, USA | Visit Site |
| iBiology | Short course/workshop, Online video, Other | K-8 students, High school students, K-12 teachers, Undergraduates (2-year, Community Colleges), Undergraduates (4-year, Universities), Faculty, General public | Widely available | Visit Site |
| iGEM | Laboratory/hands-on training | High school students, Undergraduates (2-year, Community Colleges), Undergraduates (4-year, Universities), Graduate students | Widely available | Visit Site |
| LEAP (Leadership Excellence Accelerator Program) | Short course/workshop, Symposium | Widely available | Visit Site | |
| Principles of Synthetic Biology edX Course | Certification course | Undergraduates (4-year, Universities) | Widely available | Visit Site |
| Research Experience for Teachers (RET) | Classroom activity, Laboratory/hands-on training | K-12 teachers | Widely available | Visit Site |
| Skype A Scientist | Classroom activity | K-8 students, High school students, K-12 teachers | widely available | Visit Site |
| STEM Pathways | Short course/workshop, Symposium | High school students, K-12 teachers, Undergraduates (2-year, Community Colleges), Undergraduates (4-year, Universities), Graduate students, Faculty, Policy makers | Boston University, Boston, MA, USA | Visit Site |
| SynBREU | Laboratory/hands-on training | Undergraduates (2-year, Community Colleges), Undergraduates (4-year, Universities) | Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA | Visit Site |
| Synthetic and Systems Biology Summer School | Classroom activity, Short course/workshop | Graduate students, Faculty | Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy | Visit Site |
| The Virtual Bioengineer | Classroom activity, Museum activity, Short course/workshop, Laboratory/hands-on training | K-8 students, High school students, K-12 teachers, Undergraduates (2-year, Community Colleges), Undergraduates (4-year, Universities), Faculty, General public | Widely available | Visit Site |
| Three course synthetic biology sequence | Classroom activity | Undergraduates (4-year, Universities), Graduate students | University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA | Visit Site |