Dr. Karen Schmeichel, assistant professor of biology, together with Teresa W. Lee, PhD, a postdoctoral 聽fellow at聽Emory University School of Medicine, have been named 2016 .
The fellowship will support their work using聽the model roundworm to help students conduct authentic research and generate data investigating how epigenetic information is inherited through generations.
The聽PALM (Promoting Active Learning & Mentoring) Network is a collaboration of the , the 聽and the . Established to spark sustained biology education reform at diverse institutions, the PALM Network funds one-on-one, long-term mentorships for faculty or postdocs new to the effective biology education approaches. PALM provides faculty and postdoctoral fellows with resources that allow them to gain hands-on experience and long-term mentorship in bringing evidence-based, effective active learning strategies into their own classrooms. The longer term goal is to lead enduring change that will positively influence the teaching culture at each PALM fellow鈥檚 institution.
