Southeast Regional Node Meeting – March 28, 2025
The Southeast Regional Node Spring Virtual Symposium was a success with 10 attendees from three institutions (Mercer University, The University of Alabama, and Louisiana State University).
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NEW GEP Publication on the Use and Value of Virtual Learning Assistants
This mixed-methods descriptive study provides an overview of the GEP virtual learning assistant (LA) program, and it describes the quantitative data gathered about the scope and use of the program.
Minnesota/Iowa/Dakotas Regional Node Meeting – November 22, 2024
We had 7 GEP faculty, 5 prospective faculty, 1 graduate student, 12 other faculty and administrators, and 56 undergraduate students attend the MN/IA/Dakotas Node Event with representation from Anoka Ramsey Community College, Saint Catherine University, North Hennepin Community College, Crown College, Wartburg College, Bemidji State University, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, University of Minnesota, Carleton College, Normandale Community College, Bethel University, and Mayo Clinic.
Southeast Regional Node Meeting – November 22, 2024
The Southeast Node Virtual Symposium on Friday, November 22, 2024, was a success, drawing over 40 attendees from three universities in the node. The event showcased original student research and fostered collaboration among students and faculty, reinforcing the node’s commitment to advancing genomics education and research.
Midwest Regional Node Meeting – September 28-29, 2024
The Midwest Regional Node held an in-person meeting at Marian University in Indianapolis, IN on September 28-29, 2024. This meeting included 7 GEP Midwest Node faculty, 7 undergraduate students, a prospective GEP faculty member, and two keynote speakers: Dr. Saoirse Foley (Marian University) and Dr. Rob Denton (Marian University).
Rocky Mountain Regional Node Meeting – September 27-29, 2024
The Rocky Mountain node held an in-person regional node meeting and annotation workshop at Colorado Mesa University (CMU) in Grand Junction, Colorado September 27-29, 2024. It was organized by Zeynep Özsoy and Shan Hays. The meeting was attended by six regional node members and five students from CMU and Western Colorado University.
Midwest Regional Node Meeting – April 25, 2024
The Midwest Regional Node held a virtual Research Symposium for students involved in Bioinformatics research through the GEP on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Twelve faculty and nine undergraduate students were in attendance.
Pacific Northwest Regional Node Meeting – April 20, 2024
The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Regional Node had a virtual meeting on April 20th, 2024. The event included participants from four different institutions geographically spanning from southern Oregon to Southern British Columbia, in Canada!
Micropublications Now Live on Our Site
To speed up dissemination and create publishing opportunities for undergraduate students, GEP is collaborating with microPublication Biology to establish an integrated workflow for citable peer-reviewed gene model reports.