ComGen: The Community College Genomics Research Initiative

生物科学(61)。ComGen：社区大学基因组研究计划正在为社区大学理科学生带来实践的、真实世界的基因组学研究经验。其目标是将基因组学引入现有课程，以满足提高学生对STEM学科的兴趣和成就的需要。该项目主要是为社区大学生设计的。在几个将基因组学纳入课程的高中、社区学院和大学项目的成功模式的基础上，ComGen正在1)创建新的课程，将基因组研究活动带到社区学院各级生物教学的课堂；2)发展教师在将真实研究作为课堂教学工具方面的专业知识；3)实施试点社区大学项目；以及4)评估其在全国社区学院复制的潜力。ComGen强大的合作伙伴关系通过中学、社区学院和大学教职员工与科学家和研究人员合作的团队方法，帮助连接和加强STEM教育社区。

Biological Sciences (61). The ComGen: Community College Genomics Research Initiative is bringing hands-on, real-world research experiences in genomics to community college science students. The goal is to introduce genomics into existing curricula as a way of addressing the need to increase student interest and achievement in STEM disciplines. The project is designed primarily for the community college student. Building on several successful models of high school, community college and university programs that incorporate genomics into curricula, ComGen is 1) creating new curricula that brings genomics research activities to classrooms at all levels of biology instruction at the community college level; 2) developing faculty expertise in using real research as a teaching tool in the classroom; 3) implementing the pilot community college program; and 4) evaluating its potential for replication at community colleges nationwide. A strong ComGen partnership is helping connect and strengthen the STEM education community through a team approach involving secondary, community college, and university faculty who are collaborating with scientists and researchers.