# Core B: Education/Outreach Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2024 · $69,061

## Abstract

Project Summary
Our outreach core will build off the success of the outreach initiatives supported through the P50 HD068157-
06A1 grant - Project BioEYES classroom-based science program; the Penn Academy for Reproductive Sciences
(PARS), the Saturday program at UPenn; and the 6-week summer internship for PARS alumnae in co-
Investigators’ laboratories. BioEYES is a K-12 science education program which provides classroom-based
learning opportunities using live zebrafish. BioEYES is designed to incorporate teacher empowerment and
provides professional development seminars and a co-teaching experience with trained science consultants,
called outreach educators. The Penn Academy for Reproductive Medicine (PARS) is a 4 Saturday workshop
led by expert clinicians and scientists. PARS incorporates a mix of small-group discussions, demonstrations,
and hands-on lab activities to explore current research topics in reproductive health. Students dive into a journal
article, discuss ethical decision-making, and prepare for future careers in science and medicine. Upon
completion of PARS, students can then be hired as a 6-week summer researcher in our laboratories. In addition,
we are adding a teacher professional development day to coincide with the summer internship poster session
and celebration. The result of our outreach core is a series of science exposures that first target city biology
classrooms and then offer specialized opportunities for high schoolers who have a genuine interest in science
and research as well as an opportunity for their teachers to learn about epigenetics and see their own students’
research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10992940
- **Project number:** 2P50HD068157-11A1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Jamie Shuda
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $69,061
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2011-05-01 → 2028-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10992940

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10992940, Core B: Education/Outreach Core (2P50HD068157-11A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10992940. Licensed CC0.

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