BioSense Network: exploring biotech with computational microscopes
Episode description
Join Dr. Sean Leahy for this bonus episode of the Learning Futures podcast to discuss the BioSense Network, a newly funded research project aimed at establishing a community of learners exploring biotechnology with a computational microscope.
Sean interviews his colleagues about this innovative research grant in collaboration with the Arizona State University School of Molecular Sciences, the ASU Biodesign Institute, and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU.
Panel members:
- Host: Dr. Sean Leahy - twitter: @seanthenerd
- Dr. Abhishek Singharoy - twitter: @abhisekhsingha1
- Dr. Punya Mishra - twitter: @punyamishra
- Cassandra Kellaris
Details (in case you want to jump right to the action):
(04:30) - Sean and team discuss what BioSense actually is…
(05:25) - bridging textbook biotechnology with reality - what does this mean?
(11:45) - combination of the biotechnology team and education, crucial to creating this new approach to biotechnology education.
(18:35) - a network of educators, how will this work change the landscape of STEM education and STEM workforce development etc.?
(27:10) - use of high-powered computing to create zero-cost technology access to educators and students
(30:10) - conversation around the four identified “tangible” goals / outcomes of the project, namely: communicate, promote, inspire, and enhance…
(32:50) - educational modules for educators, what is entailed in the development and implementation of these modules? How this process differs from a traditional learning approach?
This project has been made possible by funding from the Department of Defense STEM program @DoDstem.
The Learning Futures Podcast is produced at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Executive Producers are Dr. Sean Leahy and Claire Gilbert. The show is produced by Dr. Clarin Collins and Karina Muñoz Baltazar.