BIORETS: Creating Communities of Practice to Translate Microbial Evolution in Action Resea — NSF Award to University of Pittsburgh
This integrated research-education program will engage 18 high school and middle school science teachers over 3 years in authentic microbiology research to understand how bacteria adaptively evolve when producing biofilm, and how biofilm helps bacteria to resist predation by amoebae. This research training will prepare
| Award title | BIORETS: Creating Communities of Practice to Translate Microbial Evolution in Action Resea |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2444414 |
| Awardee | University of Pittsburgh |
| City | PITTSBURGH |
| State | PA |
| Amount obligated | $470,000 |
| Principal investigator | Vaughn Cooper |
| Program | RES EXP FOR TEACHERS(RET)-SITE |
| Start date | 06/01/2025 |
| Abstract | This integrated research-education program will engage 18 high school and middle school science teachers over 3 years in authentic microbiology research to understand how bacteria adaptively evolve when producing biofilm, and how biofilm helps bacteria to resist predation by amoebae. This research training will prepare the teachers to lead these experiments in their classrooms, where students will observe and study bacteria evolving in biofilms over a week using our innovative curriculum. Both r |
| Source | NSF Awards |
$799/mo
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