Putting Synthetic Biology in the Hands of High School Students
Penn GSE's Yasmin Kafai is bringing the new field of synthetic biology into Philadelphia high schools. Kafai is collaborating with PennDesign's Orkan Telhan to develop affordable, safe, and user-friendly synthetic biology wetlab kits for high school students. Students use the kits to build genetic circuits, which they insert into microorganisms to manipulate the color, smell, and shape of the organisms.
A Landmark of Twenty-First Century Learning: Penn GSE Plans State-of-the-Art Home for Education on Campus
This is a tremendous opportunity for Penn GSE to design educational spaces from the ground up, based upon cutting-edge knowledge of how to support active learning."
— Dean Pam Grossman