Teaching the Genome GenerationPast Event

Teaching the Genome Generation - New England

Location: Druckenmiller, Hatch, and Kanbar Halls - Bowdoin College, Brunswick ME

Teaching the Genome Generation™ is a one-week, residential, professional development short course in genomics, bioinformatics, and ethics for high school science teachers.

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Jun 24 - 29

2018

About

Teaching the Genome Generation™ (TtGG) provides high school teachers the content knowledge, teaching strategies, and resources needed to enhance student learning in genomics and personalized medicine. This course will provide instruction in the molecular genetics of personalized medicine, use of bioinformatics tools, and discussion of the ethics of genetics research. In the end, teachers will develop lessons designed for their unique school environment and resources.

One course will be offered this year and is open to high school teachers. Because the primary goal of this NIH-funded program is to enhance genomics instruction in New England, admissions preference will be given to life sciences teachers from New England states (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT). The course will be held Sunday, June 24 to Friday, June 29 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

TtGG™ is a hands-on and immersive professional development program. Molecular biology and bioinformatics experiments will be performed by teachers in the research laboratory. Lively discussions of social, ethical, and legal topics in personal genetics will be woven into all aspects of the course. In each subject area (molecular genetics, bioinformatics, ethics), teachers will be provided training and inquiry-based lessons that can be implemented in their biology classes. Ongoing support and consultation from course faculty during the subsequent academic year will be provided in order to support curricular integration of course learning goals.

Tuition: Admitted participants from New England are covered by NIH funds and the cost to attend is $0, including on-campus room and board. Admitted participants from outside of New England are not covered by NIH funds and the cost to attend is $250, including on-campus room and board.

Stipend: Admitted participants from New England will receive a professional development stipend of $500. An additional stipend of $500 will be paid to teachers who continue to partner with TtGG through the subsequent academic year.

Contact hours: A certificate of 40+ contact hours will be conferred to all participants.

For more information, please see the JAX news profile of Teaching the Genome Generation™, including video interviews with faculty and current participants.

This project is supported by the Office Of The Director, National Institutes Of Health under Award Number R25OD020205. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Schedule

June24

June25

June26

June27

June28

June29

12:00 PM

Arrival and Check-in to course housing

7:00 AM	Breakfast Thorne is Bowdoin College's full-service dining room. Grab breakfast and we will meet, informally, at several tables in the Thorne dining room.	Thorne Dining Hall
8:00 AM	Introductions and Grand Overview of the course Participant introductions and overview of course goals and aims. This session provides an overview of three course strands: molecular genetics, bioinformatics, and ethical, legal, social issues in genetics.	Kanbar Hall 107
	Charlie Wray, Ph.D. Vice President for Education The Jackson Laboratory
9:00 AM	Laboratory Skills Refresher and Genomics Laboratory Procedures	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
10:30 AM	Break	Kanbar Hall 107
11:00 AM	Introduction to Sharepoint TtGG online course platform	Kanbar Hall 107
	Michael McKernan Program Director, STEM & Undergraduate Education The Jackson Laboratory
12:00 PM	Working lunch Explanation of education research	Thorne Dining Hall
	Michael McKernan Program Director, STEM & Undergraduate Education The Jackson Laboratory
1:00 PM	Genomics laboratory procedures DNA extraction, long method	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
3:00 PM	Bioinformatics 1 The NCBI Gene interface	Kanbar Hall 107
	Gareth Howell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Chair for Glaucoma Research The Jackson Laboratory
4:00 PM	Break	Kanbar Hall 107
4:30 PM	Genomics laboratory procedures Polymerase chain reaction (ACE - Introductory biology)	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
5:30 PM	Debrief and homework assigned Debrief of the day's activities; prep for tomorrow.	Kanbar Hall 107
	Charlie Wray, Ph.D. Vice President for Education The Jackson Laboratory
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project
6:00 PM	Group dinner out on the town Get to know your cohort with dinner altogether!	Brunswick

7:00 AM	Breakfast	Thorne Dining Hall
8:00 AM	Ethics 1 Ethical Thinking	Kanbar Hall 107
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
9:00 AM	Genomics laboratory procedures Gel electrophoresis (ACE - Introductory biology) PCR (OXTR or CYP2C19 - Honors / AP biology)	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
10:30 AM	Break	Kanbar Hall 107
11:00 AM	Bioinformatics 2 BLAST and CLUSTAL sequence analysis	Kanbar Hall 107
	Gareth Howell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Chair for Glaucoma Research The Jackson Laboratory
12:00 PM	Lunch	Thorne Dining Hall
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
1:00 PM	Genomics laboratory procedures Restriction digestion and gel electrophoresis (OXTR or CYP2C19 - Honors/AP biology)	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
1:30 PM	Ethics 2 Athletic Performance, Genetic Complexity and Bioethics	Kanbar Hall 107
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project
3:00 PM	Break	Kanbar Hall 107
3:30 PM	Genomics laboratory procedures Gel electrophoresis (OXTR or CYP2C19 - Honors/AP biology)	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
4:30 PM	Debrief and homework assigned Debrief of the day's activities; prep for tomorrow.	Kanbar Hall 107
	Charlie Wray, Ph.D. Vice President for Education The Jackson Laboratory
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project
6:00 PM	Dinner	Thorne Dining Hall
7:00 PM	Ethics 3 Eugenics	Kanbar 107
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project

7:00 AM	Breakfast	Thorne Dining Hall
8:00 AM	Genomics laboratory procedures PCR (ACTN3 or CYP2C19 – Advanced Laboratories)	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
9:00 AM	Ethics 4 Genetics, Behavior and Criminal Activity	Kanbar Hall 107
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project
10:30 AM	Break	Kanbar Hall 107
11:00 AM	Genomics Laboratory Procedures Gel Electrophoresis and PCR clean-up for sequencing (ACTN3 and CYP2C19 – Advanced Laboratories)	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
12:00 PM	Lunch	Thorne Dining Hall
1:00 PM	Bioinformatics 3 Case Studies	Kanbar Hall 107
	Gareth Howell, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Chair for Glaucoma Research The Jackson Laboratory
2:00 PM	Genomics Laboratory Procedures PCR clean-up	Druckenmiller 124 and Hatch 202
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D. Director, Education and External Programs The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
3:00 PM	Break	Kanbar 107
3:30 PM	The Sequencing Game! Overview and demonstration of a hands-on activity describing Sanger sequencing.	Kanbar Hall 107
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
4:30 PM	The Short Read Sequencing Game!	Kanbar Hall 107
	Charlie Wray, Ph.D. Vice President for Education The Jackson Laboratory
5:30 PM	Debrief	Kanbar Hall 107
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
	Charlie Wray, Ph.D. Vice President for Education The Jackson Laboratory
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project
6:00 PM	Dinner	Thorne Dining Hall
7:00 PM	Movie Night: Ethics 5 Twitch and direct to consumer genomic testing	Kanbar Hall 107
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project

7:00 AM	Breakfast	Thorne Dining Hall
8:00 AM	Bioinformatics 4 Sequence and Genotype Analysis	Kanbar Hall 107
	Charlie Wray, Ph.D. Vice President for Education The Jackson Laboratory
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
10:00 AM	Break	Kanbar Hall 107
11:00 AM	Scientist Research Presentation
12:00 PM	Lunch	Thorne Dining Hall
1:00 PM	Ethics 6 CRISPR	Kanbar Hall 107
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project
2:30 PM	Break	Kanbar Hall 107
3:00 PM	How to Implement: Time to gather information	Kanbar 107
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
4:00 PM	Social Hour: Barriers to implementing genomics education in high schools Discussion with TtGG alumni.	Kanbar Hall 107
6:00 PM	Dinner	Thorne Dining Hall

7:00 AM	Breakfast	Thorne Dining Hall
8:00 AM	How to use pgEd resources	Kanbar Hall 107
	Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A. Education Director Personal Genetics Education Project
8:30 AM	How to Reserve Your Mobile Laboratory Kit and Q&A	Kanbar Hall 107
	Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D. Genomics Education Specialist The Jackson Laboratory
9:30 AM	Lesson Plan Development and Curriculum Integration Participants work alone or in small groups to integrate TtGG into new or existing curricula.	Kanbar Hall 107
	Michael McKernan Program Director, STEM & Undergraduate Education The Jackson Laboratory
12:00 PM	Working Lunch Continued curriculum / unit / lesson plan development.	Thorne Dining Hall
1:00 PM	Lesson Plan Development and Curriculum Integration Report Out and Group Discussion Working groups will present how they plan to implement TtGG into their courses.	Kanbar Hall 107
	Michael McKernan Program Director, STEM & Undergraduate Education The Jackson Laboratory
2:00 PM	Course evaluation	Kanbar Hall 107
2:30 PM	Departure Check out of on-campus housing.

Speakers

Travel Information

Lodging
Travel

Participants will be assigned shared on-campus or near-campus housing at Bowdoin College, at no cost to the participant. Each participant will be assigned a private bedroom and shared bathroom in a house or residence hall environment with other professional participants. Participants interested in family housing, or an individualized arrangement, should secure independent hotel accommodations.

Area Lodging:

Several hotels in the Brunswick area offer 'Bowdoin rates'. Please call the individual properties to inquire.

Shuttle Bus services

The Jackson Laboratory may offer round-trip shuttle bus service to facilitate travel to this professional development program. Shuttle bus service may be offered from The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (Farmington, CT) to Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME). Shuttle bus service, if offered, will depart Farmington on Sunday June 24 and return to Farmington on Friday evening, June 29.

Airports

Portland International Jetport is a 30 minute drive to Bowdoin College, site of the course.

Driving Directions, Parking, Campus Map:

Directions to Bowdoin College are available on the Bowdoin website.

Course sessions will be held in Druckenmiller Hall, Hatch Science Library (32), and Kanbar Hall (30). Meals will be served in Thorne Dining Hall (68).

Most course participants will commute by foot between their housing assignment and the Bowdoin campus. Specific housing assignments will be determined and communicated to confirmed participants in January / February 2018. Course participants driving in from a local hotel should plan to park in the parking lot adjacent to Druckenmiller Hall, accessible from Sills Drive. Parking in the Druckenmiller lot is available for free and no parking pass is required.

Restaurants and Lodging

Information on Brunswick-area restaurants and lodging is available on the Bowdoin website.

Things to Do

Information on recreational activities in Brunswick and mid-coast Maine is available on the Bowdoin website.

Local Weather

Event Contact

Alison Kieffer, MBA

207-288-6030

People

Michael McKernan

Program Director, STEM & Undergraduate Education

The Jackson Laboratory
Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

The Jackson Laboratory
Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

Vice President for Education

The Jackson Laboratory

Teaching the Genome GenerationPast Event

Teaching the Genome Generation - New England

Location: Druckenmiller, Hatch, and Kanbar Halls - Bowdoin College, Brunswick ME

About

Schedule

Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

Vice President for Education

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Michael McKernan

Program Director, STEM & Undergraduate Education

Michael McKernan

Program Director, STEM & Undergraduate Education

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Gareth Howell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Chair for Glaucoma Research

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

Vice President for Education

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A.

Education Director

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Gareth Howell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Chair for Glaucoma Research

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A.

Education Director

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

Vice President for Education

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A.

Education Director

Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A.

Education Director

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Dana Waring Bateman, M.L.A.

Education Director

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Gareth Howell, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Chair for Glaucoma Research

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D.

Director, Education and External Programs

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.

Genomics Education Specialist

Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

Vice President for Education

Kelly LaRue Brackett, Ph.D.