Abstract
One goal of the NIH SEPA (Science Education Partnership Awards) program is to create partnerships between biomedical researchers and teachers and schools. The MSOE Center for BioMolecular Modeling (CBM) has leveraged the support of a series of SEPA awards to create a multifaceted outreach program that connects biomolecular researchers and their stories of active research with high school teachers and the foundational concepts of chemistry and biology they teach in their classrooms. The enabling technology that supports this outreach program is 3D printing. The CBM has pioneered the use of 3D printing to create physical models of proteins that allow researchers to tell the story of their research project while at the same time engaging teachers and their students as active participants in this process of science.
Highlights
The Center for BioMolecular Modeling (CBM) at the Milwaukee School of Engineering is an instructional materials development and outreach laboratory
Developed by former biochemistry researchers who recognized the power of physical models, the CBM sought to use 3D models to explore the invisible world of complex molecular structures and capture the interest of teachers and their students (Roberts et al, 2005; Bain et al, 2006; Herman et al, 2006; Herman et al, 2008)
Printing of 3D molecular models was made possible by the development of rapid prototyping technology in the 1990’s, which was in its infancy during the onset of the CBM’s outreach program
Summary
Center for BioMolecular Modeling, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI Keywords: Physical Models, Protein Modeling, 3D Printing, SMART Teams, SEPA, Professional Development Publication Date: October 21, 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15695/jstem/v3i3.02
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