Team:Cornell/outreach

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Cornell iGEM

Outreach

Our goal is to make synthetic biology accessible to everyone. We worked with people of all ages and education levels. From children to high school biology teachers, we worked with each group to enhance their understanding of biology, specifically synthetic biology. We presented our research and project progress to various groups including other scientists, other college students, and high school students. We also made an effort to work directly with both children and adults in our community, hoping that we would spur interest in the younger minds and allow for a better understanding of genetic engineering.

Research Presentations

Through educational presentations to Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers (CIBT), Summer Institute for the Life Sciences (SILS) and Pre-freshman Summer Program (PSP), we hoped to educate students, faculty and staff about Synthetic Biology and the opportunities for furthering education in biology.

Community Outreach

Over the summer, we ran community outreach programs at the Ithaca Sciencenter and Tompkins Country Public Library. We hope to raise awareness of Synthetic biology to spark interest where opportunities are not as abundant.

Student Education

Inspired draw in interest of up and coming students at the high school and college level, we taught several programs including Cornell Adult University (CAU) Teen Program, Splash! at Cornell and ENGRD 1050. Our goal was to educate students about Synthetic Biology so they are aware of the opportunities available to them as they decided on their future careers.