Join us as Dr. Neil Lamb discusses the need to identify effective ways to communicate complicated topics to a lay audience. 

Dr. Lamb is the Vice President for Educational Outreach, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and leads the Educational Outreach team at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in its endeavor to foster a genomically-literate society and to inspire and train tomorrow’s biotechnology workforce.

Innovative teacher training, student experiences public enrichment, classroom kits, and digital resources created by his team are reshaping how science education is delivered. This past year, more than 1 million students, educators, practitioners, and members of the general public were impacted by these efforts. Prior to joining HudsonAlpha in 2006, Dr. Lamb was a faculty member in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University’s School of Medicine. His career shifted from hands-on science to science education after realizing that he found his true calling: inspiring a passion for human genetics and biotechnology in others.

Dr. Lamb received his B.S. degree in Molecular Biology from Auburn University and his Ph.D. in Human Genetics from Emory University. In addition to leading Educational Outreach, Lamb holds Adjunct Faculty positions at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also a member of Auburn University’s Research Advisory Board and the Alabama Mathematics, Science, Technology and Engineering Coalition Board of Directors. 

Monday, November 7th at 4:00PM in the Business Administration Building, Room 121.  
Seating limited and RSVP required.

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