June 7th & 10th, 2021

Sponsored by the Genetics Society of America

Research Talks

  • "Growing connections: Using equity framework and inclusive teaching to support biology students." Susan J. Cheng, Ph.D. University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
  • "A Yeast and CRISPR Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)." Alfred Mimms, Kateryna Pylypchuk, and Brian M. Wasko Ph.D. University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX.
  • "Multi-week, student-driven project to study effect of diet on Drosophila fertility and development in an upper-level Developmental Biology course." Rebecca Delventhal, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biology. Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL
  • "Research replication in undergraduate lab courses." Joseph A. Ross, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology California State University, Fresno, CA.

Lightning Talks

  • "Arabidopsis for research and teaching: An overview of resources from the ABRC." Courtney Price, M.A. Education & Outreach Specialist, Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center & Center for Applied Plant Sciences, Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program Coordinator, Columbus, OH.
  • "Using the nematode C. elegans in an undergraduate neuropsychopharmacology course." Ana Y. Estevez, Ph.D. St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY.
  • "Undergraduate research project to understand post-translational modification using large-scale data."  Yee Mon Thu, Ph.D. Allegheny College, Meadville, PA.
  • "Using C. elegans in Genome-Wide Association Studies as a model for doing novel healthcare related research in an undergraduate genetics lab class." Lisa Petrella Ph.D. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
  • "The Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) - a Classroom Undergraduate Research Experience with collaborative instructor training and support." Don Paetkau, Ph.D. Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, and Ann K. Corsi, Ph.D. The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

Keynote Talk

"Inequities in undergraduate research experiences: Possible concerns and potential strategies for inclusion." Sara Brownell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences. Director, Research for Inclusive STEM Education (RISE) Center Arizona State University, AZ.