- Dr. Wagner teaches high school students about drought stress and epigenetics in plants June 9, 2020The University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Research Academy is a summer program that introduces the experimental basis of cellular, molecular, and genetic aspects of biology to students in 9th-11th grade. Dr. Doris Wagner gave a virtual live lecture to help student gain insight into our research on drought stress and epigenetics in plants.
- Lecture in Biol425 superlab to modify activity of plant chromatin regulators February 29, 2020Dr. Doris Wagner present a lecture in Biol425 superlab to modify activity of plant chromatin regulators
- Graduate student Samantha Klasfeld talks about epigenomic data analysis in CAMB/BIOL 483 October 10, 2019Wagner Lab graduate student Samantha Klasfeld introduced the CAMB/BIOL 483 class to a wide array of genome-wide sequencing technologies and then focused on the logic needed to inform quality control and analysis of these types of data sets.
- SAMANTHA KLASFELD ORGANIZES AND TEACHES INTRODUCTORY PYTHON BOOTCAMP August 6, 2019Balancing lab with the classroom, Wagner Lab graduate student Samantha Klasfeld worked with other graduate students in her graduate program (Genomics and Computational Biology) to build an 8-week curriculum to teach other UPenn graduates, undergraduates, faculty, and more the basics of programming in python. Topics of the course include: Conditional (If/Then) Statements Loops Custom Functions…
- RUN JIN VOLUNTEERS TO TEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BIOLOGY July 27, 2019Wagner Lab Graduate Student Run Jin stepped out of our lab to volunteer her time to work as a lab assistant for the Biomedical Research Academy. This three week program gives highly motivated high school students from across the world (40% international students) a unique insight into biomedical research. Recruiting around 100 students every summer,…
- SAMANTHA KLASFELD VOLUNTEERS AT 4TH AND 5TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR December 12, 2018Samantha Klasfeld along with a few other graduate students volunteered their time as Science Fair Judges for the Lower School Fair for 4th and 5th grades. It was a unique opportunity to see the local school’s science program, support the love of science learning and chat with some of the junior scientists.
- RUN JIN TEACHES SUPERLAB November 14, 2018This semester, lab member Run Jin is teaching a Superlab (authentic research conducted by undergrads) on PIR and PRC2 in Arabidopsis (funded by NSF MCB MCB-1614355)
- DR. DORIS WAGNER VISITS FRIENDS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL October 2, 2018Dr. Doris Wagner spoke to students about Epigenetics in plants at the Friends Central High School Biology in a lab class taught by Dr. Sonia Chin.
