STAN-X at HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL

We ran a summer course at Harvard (BIOS-S15) based on our STAN-X curriculum. This course ran over an exciting 7 weeks with 12 high school-aged students from all parts of the globe, including students from Turkey, Switzerland, Singapore, and the US. Students performed fly intercrosses, molecular biology to map novel transposon enhancer trap lines, dissected larvae to isolate organs for immunostaining, and performed fluorescence microscopy. Afterwards they presented their findings in oral presentations to their fellow students and the course directors.

These activities were led by instructors Kockel, Lantz and Kim, ably assisted by teaching assistants Lauren Fidelak and Ellie Griffin. Professors Scott Edwards and Terrence Capellini from Harvard University, and Professor Cathy Wu from Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute led discussions for students in the "Career Pathways" segment of our class (where practicing scientists talk about their own professional and personal development).

The course reviews were outstanding and we have been invited to teach this class again in the summer of 2023!