The Education and Community Involvement (ECIB) Branch within NHGRI is offering its annual NHGRI Short Course in Genomics from July 16-19, 2024.
How to Apply
Applications are now open and will close March 31, 2024.
Candidates will be asked to respond to the following questions in the online application (200 words max):
- How long have you been teaching?
- What subjects/courses are you currently teaching? If you are not teaching genetics/genomics courses now, will you in the future?
- How would attending the NHGRI Short Course in Genomics benefit you?
- How would your school or community benefit from your participation? Please include any qualitative descriptions and/or statistics about your school and/or student demographics; for example, % first generation college students, % free/reduced lunch, etc.
- How would you incorporate new information about genomics and genetics in your curriculum?
- Please describe any experience you have designing and implementing new curriculum or professional development experiences for other educators and/or disseminating educational resources through professional networks. If you have not yet had any of these experiences, how would you do this in the future?
- Please provide a short narrative biography.
Selected applicants will be notified in late April 2024.
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Contacts
Donna Messersmith, Ph.D.
- Provider Education Specialist
- Education and Community Involvement Branch
Rosann N. Wise, M.A.
- Program Analyst
- Division of Policy, Communications, and Education
Last updated: January 17, 2024