In 2005, a small team of researchers asked:
What if undergrads didn’t just learn genomics, but contributed to real discoveries?
That question launched the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP).
#GenomicsEducation #UndergradResearch #GEPCUREs
Graphic of the UCSC Genome Browser with accompanying text. Image text: "The Pathways Project: Free, open-access genomics curriculum for undergraduates. Learn more at thegep.org."
Undergrads learning real genomics?
Yes—through the Pathways Project.
The GEP provides:
• A gene annotation walkthrough
• A full YouTube video series
• All prerequisite curriculum materials
—all free and open-access.
Explore here: thegep.org/projects/pat...
#Genomics #STEMed #GEPtools
Map of 200+ GEP institutions in the continental United States and Puerto Rico (U.S.).
What does a national research network look like?
📍 This map shows 209 active GEP institutions across the U.S. and its territories.
That’s 209 campuses where students are learning genomics by doing real research.
#GenomicsEducation #GEPteach #GEPtools
Text graphic reads: “What gap in STEM education does the GEP help you fill? ‘I teach at a California Community College. Participating in GEP research projects allows my students to get a taste of what it’s like to join a research lab. Something we don’t have on campus.’ ~Alexa Sawa. Learn more at thegep.org.”
GEP faculty member @professorsawa.bsky.social on what gap the GEP fills in STEM education.
#GEPfaculty #GEPCUREs #GenomicsEducation #GEPgenomics
Q: “What’s one moment in GEP where you realized you were doing real science?” R: “Probably the first time I did a project as a student and began working on my very own gene, not just a practice gene, and when I learned that my final product of the research project was going to be reviewed and published by the GEP community.” ~Kiersten Wienclawski. Learn more at thegep.org.
What makes the GEP special? Hear what GEP alumna Kiersten Wienclawski has to say.
#GEPstudents #GEPCUREs #GenomicsEducation #STEMEducation
We’ve wrapped up the 2025 GEP National Faculty Workshop—and we want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who joined us! 🧬
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We have exciting news to share from the Genomics Education Partnership! Our fundraiser and national faculty workshop have both wrapped up—and thanks to your support, we’re ending on a high note. 🧬
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Please consider donating to a good cause. Without NIH and NSF funding, the GEP is struggling to stay afloat.
🧬 New to Bluesky? The GEP has created a Starter Pack to help genetics educators get started! Find accounts, discover genomics feeds, and join the GEP’s growing community.
Get started: go.bsky.app/3JFUJRg
#GeneticsEducation #Bluesky #CURE #Genomics
I love seeing the massive #NoKings turnouts in major cities, but what I love even more are the hundreds and hundreds of small, rural towns that had relatively bigger turnouts compared to their populations 💙🙏
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In challenging times for science research and education, consider donating to an organization devoted to training the next generation of scientists. secure.givelively.org/donate/genom...
Graphic with text featuring the GEP logo (a computer screen with a DNA helix). The text reads: Enhance Your Teaching with the GEP’s Genomics Tools. Access free teaching materials to modernize your biology curriculum. Learn more at thegep.org
Explore the GEP’s free genomics curriculum—perfect for undergrads and easy to bring into your course.
#GenomicsEd #FreeSTEMResources #TeachSTEM #BioEd #GEPCUREs
The current fundraising link is for EU labs to support FlyBase UK group. Still setting up to collect fees from U.S. and all other labs. Stay tuned. Divided because of recent international firewalls.
Here's why I think there is reason to be bullish on U.S. STEM education.
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#STEM #STEMEducation
Proud to have Dr Vida Mingo as a dedicated member of the GEP. @genomicsed.bsky.social
Also the risks of quick sand.
NEW GEP VIDEO SERIES: We are happy to announce that our Pathways Project video walk-through series is now available! You can watch the full series - detailing our gene annotation protocol - on the GEP’s official YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
We are aware that you are all having trouble accessing FlyBase today. We've been under what looks like a DDoS attack; our developers are hard at work to get us back up.
Be mindful that NSF employees have been alerted that more staffing reductions may be imminent. Program officers are actively planning for contingencies by integrating as much redundancy as possible into the review system (which is admittedly challenging when they’re already spread thin). (10)
I love this new verb!
not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl.
can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
