The 2026 GEP National Faculty Workshop has concluded, and so has our fundraiser. We have some exciting news to share. #GenomicsEducation #CURE #GEP #UndergradResearch #ThankYou 🧬🖥️ [Thread] 1/5
Genomics Education Partnership
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The GEP is a nationwide collaboration of institutions that integrates active learning into the undergraduate curriculum through Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) centered in bioinformatics and genomics. Learn more: https://thegep.org/
We've already hit our $2026 goal, with a day to spare! We're now aiming for $3000 by June 18 at 11:59 PM CT. Just $291 to go. Help us finish strong: thegep.org/nfw26-donate #GEPgenomics 🧬🖥️
GEP 2026: Funding Our Future
The Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) is a nationwide community of 200+ faculty from colleges and universities dedicated to providing students with Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in genomics and bioinformatics. We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to do research.
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Midweek check-in! The 2026 GEP Workshop is going strong, and so is our fundraiser. We’re pushing toward $2026 by June 18 at 11:59 PM CT. Help us get there: thegep.org/nfw26-donate #GEPgenomics 🧬🖥️
GEP 2026: Funding Our Future
The Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) is a nationwide community of 200+ faculty from colleges and universities dedicated to providing students with Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in genomics and bioinformatics. We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to do research.
thegep.org
The GEP’s 2026 National Faculty Workshop is underway! We’re celebrating by launching a fundraising campaign: our goal is $2026 by June 18 at 11:59 PM CT to support the GEP’s PR campaign. Donate or share: thegep.org/nfw26-donate #GEPgenomics 🧬🖥️
GEP 2026: Funding Our Future
The Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) is a nationwide community of 200+ faculty from colleges and universities dedicated to providing students with Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in genomics and bioinformatics. We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to do research.
thegep.org
Explore the GEP’s free genomics curriculum—perfect for undergrads and easy to bring into your course. #GenomicsEd #FreeSTEMResources #TeachSTEM #BioEd #GEPCUREs
For $8.55—the cost of one lunch—you can fund a virtual TA session at the GEP. These sessions provide 1:1 support to undergrads doing real genomics research. Small contribution, real impact. Donate: secure.givelively.org/donate/genom... #GEPgenomics #UndergradResearch #Genomics 🧬🖥
Final call: GEP Faculty Workshop registration closes May 6 (7pm CDT). We’ll be making decisions about IPERT implementation + the long-term direction of the GEP & nonprofit. All reasonable costs are covered. Check your email for the registration link and submit your response (even if not attending).
External Announcement: Registration is open for the upcoming #CRISPR in the Classroom Conference (June 26–28, Rollins College, FL)! Hands-on training and curriculum integration for undergrad teaching. 💰 Travel support available 📅 Deadline: May 15 Register: qubeshub.org/community/gr... #STEMed
CRISPR in the Classroom Network
QUBES Hub - The Power of Biology, Math, and Community
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The future direction of the GEP will be decided this June, and faculty input is essential! #GEPfaculty #GEPevents 🧬🖥
DNA Day celebrates the blueprint of life, and the GEP helps undergrads decode it through hands-on research. Let your students work with real genomic data in the classroom! Visit thegep.org today to learn more. #NationalDNADay #GenomicsEducation #TeachGenomics #CUREs #STEMTeaching #GEPgenomics
Gene structure & splicing can be hard to teach—and harder to learn. The GEP’s Understanding Eukaryotic Genes modules use genome browsers + active learning to make these concepts stick, while building real bioinformatics skills. Explore: thegep.org/curriculum/u... #GenomicsEducation #GEPteach 🧬🖥
Understanding Eukaryotic Genes (UEG)
The GEP has designed a series of six “Understanding Eukaryotic Genes” (UEG) modules that employ an active learning approach using a bioinformatics tool, the genome browser, to help students understand eukaryotic gene structure and functionality.
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In 2005, a small team of researchers asked: What if undergrads didn’t just learn genomics, but contributed to real discoveries? That question launched the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP). #GenomicsEducation #UndergradResearch #GEPCUREs
For $8.55—the cost of one lunch—you can fund a virtual TA session at the GEP. These sessions provide 1:1 support to undergrads doing real genomics research. Small contribution, real impact. Donate: secure.givelively.org/donate/genom... #GEPgenomics #UndergradResearch #Genomics 🧬🖥
200+ colleges. 250+ members. 25,000+ students served. Behind the numbers: real undergrads doing real genomics research. Explore the Genomics Education Partnership at thegep.org #STEMEquity #UndergradResearch #GenomicsEducation #GEPCUREs
We are so proud of these 23 students.👏
Genomics Education Partnership@genomicsed.bsky.social · 6mo agoHuge congrats to students at @benningtoncollege.bsky.social for earning co-authorship on published genomics research! Read more: www.bennington.edu/news-and-fea... #GEPstudents #GEPresearch #Genomics
Last call coming up ⏰ GEP Student Symposium registration closes tomorrow (Wed Feb 25 at 8pm CT). Free, online, and open to all GEP students — presenting or not. Join us Saturday Feb 28. Register here: symposium.foragerone.com/gep-student-... #UndergradResearch #Genomics #GEPstudents 🧬🖥
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Grateful for the professors who make research accessible to students everywhere. Your work is the backbone of the Genomics Education Partnership. Learn more — and support the nonprofit — at thegep.org. #GenomicsEducation #UndergradResearch 🧬🖥️
Not presenting at the GEP Student Symposium? You’re still invited. Come see what undergraduate genomics research looks like + learn about science careers. Registration closes Feb 25. Event Sat Feb 28 | online. #UndergradResearch #Genomics #GEPstudents 🧬🖥
Huge congrats to students at @benningtoncollege.bsky.social for earning co-authorship on published genomics research! Read more: www.bennington.edu/news-and-fea... #GEPstudents #GEPresearch #Genomics
Students Earn Coauthorship on Published Genomics Research | Bennington College
Fig. 1 from “Recombination Suppression Drives Expansion of the Drosophila Dot Chromosome," which was published in the December issue of Molecular Biology and Evolution
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GEP students: registration is open for the Spring 2026 Student Symposium! ✔️ student presentations ✔️ alumni career panel ✔️ keynote on scientific journeys Sat Feb 28 | 11:00am–3:10pm CT | online + free Register by Feb 25: symposium.foragerone.com/gep-student-... #UndergradResearch #GEPstudents 🧬 🖥
🧬 We’ve put together a playlist of short videos to guide students through key tools for gene annotation—like NCBI BLAST, RNA-Seq tracks, and the Gene Model Checker. 🖥️ Watch here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #UndergraduateResearch #GEPgenomics #Genomics #Bioinformatics
GEP | Tool Tutorials
This series of videos is intended to help GEP students use (and troubleshoot) the annotation tools.
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Absolutely pumped for today’s GEP Science seminar from Carl Hjelmen @cehjelmen09.bsky.social on investigations of insect genome size - propelled by the fresh eyes of undergraduate researchers at Utah Valley University. Hope to see yall GEPers @genomicsed.bsky.social at 1 pm CST!
Thanks to our 250+ GEP faculty, undergrads experience real genomics research—not just lectures. Help us keep this national network thriving: secure.givelively.org/donate/genom... #CUREs #GEPfaculty #GEPCUREs #GenomicsEducation
📣 A reminder for current GEP students: the abstract deadline has been extended to Feb 6 at 8p (CT). Presenting at the Student Symposium is a great way to practice communicating your science and build experience in research. 🧬 🖥️ #UndergraduateResearch #Research #GEPstudents #GEPevents
Genomics Education Partnership@genomicsed.bsky.social · 8mo ago📣 GEP students—good news! The abstract deadline for the 2026 GEP Student Symposium has been extended to Feb 6 at 8p (CT). Abstracts are ≤250 words, feedback is provided, open to all GEP students. Virtual event Feb 27–Mar 1. Submit here: symposium.foragerone.com/gep-student-...
Just a few donations can ensure the GEP continues delivering real research opportunities to undergrads. Be the difference. Donate now → secure.givelively.org/donate/genom... #DonateToday #GenomicsEducation #GEPgenomics
Donate Now | Genomics Education Partnership
The Genomics Education Partnership is dedicated to facilitating effective post-secondary biology education by providing training, resources, and mentorship to empower faculty to provide their students Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) centered in genomics and bioinformatics.
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We asked our alumni what the GEP meant to them. Here’s what Kiersten Wienclawski had to say. #GEPstudents #GEPCUREs #GenomicsEducation
$8.55—the cost of a sandwich—funds a virtual TA session at the GEP. That’s a chance for a student to get one-on-one guidance in genomics research. Donate today: secure.givelively.org/donate/genom... #CUREs #STEMeducation #GEPgenomics
Learn about the GEP’s mission at: thegep.org If you would like to support us, please visit our nonprofit website: nonprofit.thegep.org #GEPfaculty #GEPCUREs #CUREs #GenomicsEducation
🔬 Working on a Pathways Project annotation? Check out the GEP’s full video walkthrough series—step by step through an example gene annotation. 📺 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #GenomicsEducation #CUREs #UndergraduateResearch #GEPgenomics
GEP | Pathways Project
This series of videos is intended to help GEP students annotate a Pathways Project gene from start to finish.
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📣 GEP students—good news! The abstract deadline for the 2026 GEP Student Symposium has been extended to Feb 6 at 8p (CT). Abstracts are ≤250 words, feedback is provided, open to all GEP students. Virtual event Feb 27–Mar 1. Submit here: symposium.foragerone.com/gep-student-...