Nick Meyerson presents his PhD thesis on virus fossils to middle school students.

Nick Meyerson, a University of Texas at Austin Cell and Molecular Biology PhD candidate presents his research on how virus fossils hidden in our DNA can now be studied to learn how humans evolved.
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The UT Graduate Science and Engineering Outreach student group was founded by a group of graduate students at the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin who were looking for new ways to make a difference in science education at the local level. We are a volunteer organization of graduate students run by graduate students. After our successes with small-scale pilot projects during the 2010-2011 school year, we are increasing both the number of participating graduate students and the number of participating school and look towards expanding to cities nationwide in the future as participants move on with their PhDs.

Present your PhD thesis to a 12-year-old
This program provides an opportunity for University of Texas Science and Engineering PhD candidates to present a simplified version of their PhD thesis in middle school and high school classrooms. By creating a process for emerging scientists to relate their discoveries with A.I.S.D. students, this program will serve to provide real-world examples that will complement science topics covered in a classroom.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Virus Fossils
• PhD thesis
• Science education outreach.