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<p>Our team focused on using our iGEM experience and knowledge of synthetic biology to raise awareness about the promise, challenges, and ethical concerns in the field today.  From DNA extraction at a science carnival to instructing Penn students, we made conscious efforts to expand public knowledge about the exciting opportunities and developments available in the field. We feel that our efforts were well-received in our community.</p>
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<p>Every summer, Penn’s Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology brings together the brightest high school juniors and seniors from around the country. As part of our outreach, we taught this select group of students the basics of synthetic biology and “biohacking.” The field was new to all of these bright students and we feel that our presentation left them more informed and excited about the field.
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    Our team focused on using our iGEM experience and knowledge of synthetic biology to raise awareness about the promise, challenges, and ethical concerns in the field today.  From DNA extraction at a science carnival to teaching Penn students about the field, we made conscious efforts to expand public knowledge about synthetic biology. We feel that our efforts were well received.
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In order to get in touch with our local West Philadelphia community, our team volunteered to present our project at the Science Education Academy carnival. Team members presented our project and we showed young interested students rudimentary alcohol DNA extraction from a banana and check cells. After listening to an explanation on DNA and our project, students wre allowed to keep the DNA for themselves.
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We took advantage of a one session, two hour, non-credit bearing class Penn offers to teach interested Penn students the basics of lab techniques in synthetic biology and biotechnology. Apart from teaching techniques like gel electrophoresis and the basics of molecular cloning, we introduced students to the concept of synthetic biology and the iGEM competition.
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While we shared our projects with West Philadelphia students and high school students from all over the United States, our team thought it would be interesting to introduce synthetic biology to Penn bioengineers. We delivered a one and half hour lecture on the motivations behind synthetic biology in a freshman Intro to Bioengineering class. The majority of the class was interested in our discussion and we even had members of the class propose iGEM project ideas. We felt that our efforts were well received and that the freshman bioengineers received a good exposure to Synthetic Biology
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<p>In order to combine community and educational outreach, we decided to help a program close to home. The GEMS program; girls in engineering, mathematics, and science; is a summer program to introduce middle school girls to STEM disciplines. From explaining gel electrophoresis to teaching students how to pipet, reaching out to the GEMS program was an incredibly rewarding experience
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<p>Our team thought it would be fruitful to instruct Penn bioengineers about field of synthetic biology, a field they have little exposure to in their introductory classes. We delivered a one and half hour lecture on the motivations behind synthetic biology in a freshman Intro to Bioengineering class. As the presentation catered to students that already had a foundational understanding of the science behind cloning and bacterial structure, the class was able to gain a deep level of understanding and appreciation for current achievements in the field. A few members of the class proposed future iGEM project ideas, and offered interesting perspectives on our project for this year’s competition. </p>
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<p>In order to get in touch with our local West Philadelphia community, our team volunteered to present our project at the Science Education Academy’s carnival. The goal of the program is to supplement the elementary school curriculum with hands-on exposure and experience with the scientific method and inquiry. As a part of the carnival, team members led a DNA extraction workshop during which students grades K-6 had the opportunity to extract DNA from banana and cheek cells. Upon performing the experiment and learning about the science behind DNA extraction, the participants were allowed to take their DNA home.  Additionally, iGEM members presented a poster on the team’s project to the participants and their families. The students were intrigued by the direct applications of the project and synthetic biology in general to their daily lives. The experience was successful in introducing the synthetic biology to a group of students interested in pursuing science, who would have not had exposure to the field at their school.
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University of Pennsylvania iGEM

Our team focused on using our iGEM experience and knowledge of synthetic biology to raise awareness about the promise, challenges, and ethical concerns in the field today. From DNA extraction at a science carnival to instructing Penn students, we made conscious efforts to expand public knowledge about the exciting opportunities and developments available in the field. We feel that our efforts were well-received in our community.

M&T Presentation

Every summer, Penn’s Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology brings together the brightest high school juniors and seniors from around the country. As part of our outreach, we taught this select group of students the basics of synthetic biology and “biohacking.” The field was new to all of these bright students and we feel that our presentation left them more informed and excited about the field.

GEMS

In order to combine community and educational outreach, we decided to help a program close to home. The GEMS program; girls in engineering, mathematics, and science; is a summer program to introduce middle school girls to STEM disciplines. From explaining gel electrophoresis to teaching students how to pipet, reaching out to the GEMS program was an incredibly rewarding experience

BE 100 Lecture

Our team thought it would be fruitful to instruct Penn bioengineers about field of synthetic biology, a field they have little exposure to in their introductory classes. We delivered a one and half hour lecture on the motivations behind synthetic biology in a freshman Intro to Bioengineering class. As the presentation catered to students that already had a foundational understanding of the science behind cloning and bacterial structure, the class was able to gain a deep level of understanding and appreciation for current achievements in the field. A few members of the class proposed future iGEM project ideas, and offered interesting perspectives on our project for this year’s competition.

SEA Science Carnival

In order to get in touch with our local West Philadelphia community, our team volunteered to present our project at the Science Education Academy’s carnival. The goal of the program is to supplement the elementary school curriculum with hands-on exposure and experience with the scientific method and inquiry. As a part of the carnival, team members led a DNA extraction workshop during which students grades K-6 had the opportunity to extract DNA from banana and cheek cells. Upon performing the experiment and learning about the science behind DNA extraction, the participants were allowed to take their DNA home. Additionally, iGEM members presented a poster on the team’s project to the participants and their families. The students were intrigued by the direct applications of the project and synthetic biology in general to their daily lives. The experience was successful in introducing the synthetic biology to a group of students interested in pursuing science, who would have not had exposure to the field at their school.

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