Driving Transdisciplinary Educational and Development Opportunities in Genomics
The University at Buffalo Institute for Genomic Literacy (IGL) is an innovative, transdisciplinary offshoot from the UB Genome, Environment and Microbiome Community of Excellence, and an initiative of the Office of the Provost.
The Institute for Genomic Literacy is devising and implementing an educational strategy to prepare professionals and the general public to understand and promote advances in genomics that promise significant changes in medicine, agriculture, biodiversity, and the collective concept of what it means to be “human.” Through a broad exploration of science, humanity identity, ethics and justice, the Institute will build a culture of genomic literacy radiating from within UB outward to our region and beyond.
Three interrelated initiatives will be performed in parallel in a model exportable to SUNY institutions, making UB a destination for genomic literacy in graduate studies, advanced graduate certificates in a range of disciplines, and pre- and continuing professional education programming.
