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Revision as of 16:08, 28 October 2017

Community Outreach

Our Community Outreach work in 2017 was focused on ways we as a team can open up a dialogue between members of the public and the scientific community. Within our own sphere of influence, we have seen a great need for improved and ongoing communication between community members, industry leaders, politicians, and researchers, especially on controversial topics such as genetically modified organisms and water quality in urban areas.

As a result, we’ve taken a multifaceted approach to involvement, understanding, and education in our local and not-so local community. One of the major ways we sought to achieve our goals was by holding events and programs that connected people with real world, tangible applications of genetic modification that affect them on a daily basis, or provide insight into the processes used in genetic modification to reduce misinformation and stigma.

iGEM for Donors

Early in March, our team had the opportunity to present our past and continuing work as the primary presenters at a gala style event for local leaders and donors to our college with over 75 individuals, including area policymakers and officials, in attendance. As a part of understanding genetic engineering, and the work the WLC-iGEM team does, attendees were invited to participate in short 30 minute lab activities that combined our past work with coral disease and propagation and our current work in water quality management.

Over 50 individuals chose to participate in these hands on lab activities where they were able to assist in coral pest and disease treatment, coral propagation, and water testing demonstrations on our coral propagation systems.

Over 50 individuals chose to participate in these hands on lab activities where they were able to assist in coral pest and disease treatment, coral propagation, and water testing demonstrations on our coral propagation systems.

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Biotech Information Night

Biotech Info night was an event hosted by the team on our college campus to reach out to other students in STEM and non-STEM fields.

We presented some of the most common applications of Genetic Engineering that we benefit from on a daily basis, along with the basic methodology of genetically modifying an organism, before talking about our current project.

This event culminated in an open discussion among attendees and the team on their concerns with, and the ethical implications of genetic engineering. This open conversation has greatly aided the team in understanding the concerns of our immediate college community!