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What’s new at iBiology?

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Welcome to “What’s new at iBiology”! In this space, we will give you an inside look into the process of making our videos and introduce you to the people and participants behind iBiology. We will also feature guest posts, where speakers and members of the iBiology community will share their opinions, ideas, ways in which they use iBiology videos in the classroom and much more!

Evolution of a Lab

When I started working with the Science Communication Lab, they were in a period of great transformation — working to lay out the next phase of evolution for the organization. Continue Reading

Use iBiology Content in the Classroom

We’ve curated a list of our most recent videos that are great for the classroom. As you start working on your lesson plans for the coming year, we invite you to take a look through the most recent learning objectives, review questions, and other useful resources we’ve created for our content.
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Alexandra Schnoes on her path to finding and filling needs in career and professional development

Finding your path in science or any other career field is rarely a straightforward endeavor. As our Director of Career and Professional Development, Alexandra Schnoes has a knack for planning and spends her time creating meaningful tools to help scientists envision their futures. In our conversation she shares how she has found meaning in her own career by following her interests and creating resources for others that she wished she’d had along the way. Continue Reading

Share Your Research: How to Give a Good Talk

We are excited to announce: “Share Your Research: How To Give A Good Talk”. Our new free 5-week online course is coming July 27th. Hear from 15 practicing scientists and professional science communicators about how to give an engaging talk.

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Get to know our Executive Producer, Elliot Kirschner

Raised around a lab, Elliot Kirshner always knew there were fascinating stories to tell about science. He talks about how his professional journey and his desire to demystify the knowledge and process of science led him to the work he does now as Executive Producer at iBiology. Continue Reading

A Guide to iBiology’s Discovery Talks

iBiology has created nearly 50 “Famous Discovery Talks,” short videos which showcase some of the biggest discoveries in the life sciences over the last half century, from apoptosis to gene editing to kinesin as a molecular motor. Continue Reading

A Guide to iBiology’s Flipped Courses

Want to integrate iBiology videos into your teaching? We have developed Flipped Course resources that can help you teach Cell Biology, Evolution, Synthetic Biology, and Immunology (with more topics to come)! Continue Reading

Democratizing science education

Dr. Alexandra Schnoes presentment this talk during the Seeds Of Change: Using Plants to Broaden the Impact of Science in Society Symposium hosted at UC Davis (November 7, 2018). Continue Reading

Announcing the 2018 Young Scientist Seminars Winners!

iBiology and our partners the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation and the Alda Center for Communicating Science are proud to announce the four winners of the 2018 Young Scientist Seminars’ competition! The winners will attend a workshop at the iBiology headquarters at UCSF… Continue Reading

In Memory of Sue Lindquist

The iBiology Team is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Susan Lindquist. We were privileged to work with Sue on multiple occasions. She was always great in the studio and an incredible speaker, eager to share her work and passion for science in front of the camera. We are forever grateful for her invaluable… Continue Reading

Active Learning in Biology Education

By Anna Hatch Higher education is slowly shifting away from the traditional lecture style to incorporate more active learning into the classroom. While the phrase “active learning” is commonly used among educators, the words can sound foreign if you are unfamiliar with teaching. Continue Reading

Biology Behind Bars: The Prison University Project (P.U.P.)

While higher education programs in prisons have been well-covered by various media outlets, the voices of students seeking out higher education while incarcerated are lacking. In this short iBiology film you can listen to the stories told by a unique group of passionate college students we consider ourselves lucky to work with. Continue Reading

Empowered by Science Communication

By Anna Hatch For many, public speaking can be intimidating. Not for Jayme Dyer. For this postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Biology at MIT, standing in front of an audience to share her research has always been an energizing and empowering experience. Continue Reading