Outreach
K-12 involvement:
In order to inspire the next generation of scientists, I and my lab (an undergraduate student, graduate students and a post-doctoral fellow) periodically visit high schools in the Inland Empire. This outreach campaign is aimed at explaining inquiry‐based scientific learning techniques used in the laboratory, the process of becoming a scientist and the research being undertaken in my lab and other labs at UCR. This activity engages each class with a brief 12-20-minute introductory lecture on plant stem cells and an overview of Plant Biology followed by informal discussion sessions where 5-6 students interact with a member of my group. As an ongoing activity since 2014 till date, my group visits lower income, Latino-dominated schools in the Riverside Unified School District and the Alvord Unified School District, who have limited access to research opportunities along with the Riverside STEM academy (http://cybersam.ucr.edu/Plone/lab-outreach-2).
August 24, 2018
Plant Discovery Day: Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
Norte Vista High School
May 25th, 2018
Riverside Stem Academy
May 17, 2018
Riverside Stem Academy
June 1st, 2016
Norte Vista High School
May 27th, 2016
Hillcrest High School
May 20th, 2016
Norte Vista Visit
March 28, 2014
Riverside Stem Academy Visit
April 29, 2014
Hillcrest Visit
May 15, 2014