Aditi Pai, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant for Biology education which will pilot a novel introductory biology course intervention centered on a genetics and genealogy (G&G) approach. Students will be invited into biology education with the discovery of unique facts about themselves-their genes and genealogy, their history, and their relatedness to other humans in the world. This will be enhanced with a visual art project with an app called “DNA Portrait Builder”. The G&G modules design and development will occur at Spelman’s Teaching Resources and Research Center (TRRC) in collaboration with internationally recognized experts who will visit and engage with Spelman community in the next three years.
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