Team:Queens Canada/Outreach

This year QGEM collaborated with Shad Valley to create a crash course in the field of synthetic biology of high school students. Over the duration of one weekend, the students wil learn the basics of the technologies and techniques associated with this new field and also work on starting their own project. A debate concerning the ethics of synthetic biology will also be held, to consider the advantages and issues with the engineering of organisms. This will be held within the week and more information will be up (very) soon!

We've also reached out to different sources concerning our project and spread awareness of what we have been up to. The Kingston Whig has been kind enough to write an article about our endeavors. We have also been contacted by Morning Ontario, a CBC radio show who interviewed our project manager Henry Barron. Click below to have a look at them!

Click here to read the Kingston Whig article!