Building a bioluminescent and optogenetic (BL-OG) learning community through immersive outreach experiences

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Year:: 2019
Contributor:: Literman, Krystal R. (Creator); Allen, Justine J. (Creator); Lipscombe, Diane (Creator); Hochgeschwender, Ute (Creator); Shaner, Nathan C. (Creator); Moore, Christopher I. (Creator)
Subject:: education; Optogenetics; STEM outreach; bioluminescece
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26300/er04-eg38

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Abstract:: The Bioluminescence Hub, a National Science Foundation NeuroNex Technology Hub, is dedicated both to the development of novel bioluminescent and optogenetic tools and to the broad dissemination of those tools and the scientific concepts underlying their development. We are committed to education at all levels: the general public, grade and high school, undergraduate, and postgraduate. At the public and K-12 levels, we introduce participants to living bioluminescent organisms and leverage the captivating nature of these organisms to illustrate how these natural lights can illuminate the path toward discovery. In addition to mentoring undergraduate interns at each of our three partner universities, our Hub hosts an annual Undergraduate Practicum at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA, an immersive experience where students from around the country meet for lectures, hands-on laboratory experiments and demonstrations, and hone team science skills through a technology venture proposal competition. Our postgraduate training is twofold: we maximize the accessibility and utility of our tools by hosting training Workshops and sending research Emissaries to interested laboratories. In addition to providing recipient laboratories new ways to pursue their research questions, these activities provide our postgraduate team members with the opportunity to serve as educators. By tailoring unique and immersive outreach and education experiences for audiences across learning levels, the Bioluminescence Hub is building a large and diverse community that understands the innovation potential of bioluminescence- and optogenetics-based research.
Notes:: This research was supported by the is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its Division of Biological Infrastructure under Award No. 1707352.

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Literman, Krystal R., Allen, Justine J., Lipscombe, Diane, et al., "Building a bioluminescent and optogenetic (BL-OG) learning community through immersive outreach experiences" (2019). NeuroNex Data and Research Products, NeuroNex Educational and Engagement Materials. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/er04-eg38

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This collection contains publicly available research products, including data, codes, and publications, among others. The NeuroNex Technology Hub is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its Division of Biological Infrastructure under Award No. 1707352.
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NeuroNex Educational and Engagement Materials

This collection contains publicly available educational, community engagement, and outreach materials about bioluminescence and neuroscience research. The NeuroNex Technology Hub is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its Division of Biological Infrastructure under Award No. 1707352.
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