{"606685":{"#nid":"606685","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Health, Genes \u0026 Society","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter a year\u0026rsquo;s hiatus, School of Biological Sciences Professor Greg Gibson returned to teaching \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/biosci.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/biol_4803_spring_15_health_genes_and_society.pdf\u0022\u003EBIOL 4803C, \u0026ldquo;Health, Genes and Society,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rdquo; in spring 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBIOL 4803C is a nontraditional course. It aims to engage students in problems related to personalized medicine. Students form small teams working throughout the semester on a project.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGibson summarized the semester\u0026rsquo;s yield in his blog \u0026ldquo;The Genome\u0026rsquo;s Take. The April 30, 2018, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/genomestake.blogspot.com\/2018\/04\/fifty-second-take-active-classroom-iv.html\u0022\u003Eblog post\u003C\/a\u003E reveals Gibson\u0026rsquo;s delight in what third- and fourth-year students submitted at the end of the semester. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The semester flew by,\u0026rdquo; says Gibson, who is also \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/petitinstitute.gatech.edu\/greg-gibson\u0022\u003Ea member of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Whether students were inspired by projects of previous years or simply have become increasingly media savvy, their efforts pushed the envelope in unique directions this year.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing are the seven projects from the spring 2018 class of BIOL 4803C. They reveal students who are curious, skeptical, socially aware, goal-oriented, and intent on providing solutions to societal problems.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about each project and Gibson\u0026rsquo;s take on the science or policy behind them, see the original \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/genomestake.blogspot.com\/\u0022\u003Eblog post\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ggibsongt.wixsite.com\/gibsongatech\/spring-semester-presentations-2018\u0022\u003Ethe course website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECareFull App for Cystic Fibrosis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmanda Schaefer, Christine Lacek, and Amelia Milas leveraged their interests in public policy, bioinformatics, and medicine. They aimed to provide parents of children with cystic fibrosis a modern solution to care management.\u0026nbsp;CareFull will allow parents to track medications, respiratory exercises, diet, and physical exercise through their smartphones.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBuzzLIfe App for Georgia Tech Students\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECaroline Settle, Mikaela Thurman, and Yvonne Nguyen built on a survey of what Georgia Tech students would like to see in an app to help them keep healthy. BuzzLife will link students to resources for campus rides (including late-night safe rides), academic planning, campus dining and nutrition, fitness, and recreation. \u0026nbsp;BuzzLife will also help users control stress and monitor their sleep patterns.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConference on Mental Health \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollin Spencer, Kristen Vossler, Tessa Paet-Brown laid the groundwork for a national intercollegiate conference on student mental health to be held at Georgia Tech on February 15-17, 2019.\u0026nbsp;The team worked to get Institute-wide support. They sought funds to bring in representatives of local schools, other Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Schools, and peer universities nationwide.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECRISPR and Human Genome Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJared Chin-Shue, Emily Yu, and Chloe Baskowitz reviewed the science and policy around \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.broadinstitute.org\/what-broad\/areas-focus\/project-spotlight\/questions-and-answers-about-crispr\u0022\u003ECRISPR\u003C\/a\u003E. CRISPR is a technique that makes it easy to modify the genetic code. Its use in engineering the human genome is a subject of scientific, ethical, and legislative debates.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team interviewed scientists and legislative aides. They prepared a white-paper and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coco139.wixsite.com\/crispr\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E to explain the science and policies regarding use of CRISPR.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPersonalized Genomics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe personalized genomics industry has attracted 12 million consumers. Catherine Johnson, Claudia Varnedoe, and Soha Noorani produced \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.wixstatic.com\/ugd\/cbc9ac_26ef96be534e4535bd4cc72240077fa2.pdf\u0022\u003Ea virtual flier\u003C\/a\u003E about \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.helix.com\u0022\u003EHelix.com\u003C\/a\u003E. The new kid on the bloc of the burgeoning industry has attracted $320 M in venture funding.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUnlike other companies, Helix offers exome sequencing rather than whole-genome genotyping. The exome is the part of the genome that encodes proteins. Another difference is that Helix produces the data and then sells it to a third party for interpretation. Consumers learn what the data say from the third party, at a cost of between $50 and $100.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut what about the science behind Helix? For Gibson\u0026rsquo;s opinion, read his \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/genomestake.blogspot.com\/\u0022\u003Eblog post\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedical Musings \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnn Johnson, Meg Whittling, and Jessie Morris created four podcasts, called \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/megen-wittling\/sets\/medical-musings-season-1\u0022\u003EMedical Musings\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026rdquo; related to personalized medicine:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ethe science behind the genetic testing company \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.23andme.com\/\u0022\u003E23andme\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ethe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/rarediseases.org\/\u0022\u003ENORD (National Organization for Rare Disorders)\u003C\/a\u003E rare-disease network\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ethe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ginahelp.org\/GINAhelp.pdf\u0022\u003EGenetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003Ea story about how Ann\u0026rsquo;s mother found her biological mother and is now learning more about her identity through consumer genomics\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The podcasts were heart-warming and well received,\u0026rdquo; Gibson says. \u0026ldquo;It was a joy to see the pleasure this exercise brought to the team.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Will there be a Season 2?\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlant a Row for the Hungry\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAndi Otto, Hannah Green, and Megan Young created a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/plantarowforthehungry.weebly.com\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E to help the Atlanta Community Food Bank solicit donations and attract volunteers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/acfb.org\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Community Food Bank\u003C\/a\u003E delivers 60 million meals to 750,000 people in 29 counties each year. It is always looking for volunteers and donations.\u0026nbsp;The food bank\u0026rsquo;s website has a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/acfb.org\/tags\/plant-row-hungry\u0022\u003EPlant-a-Row section\u003C\/a\u003E encouraging people to donate surplus vegetables from their gardens. The plan is for the food bank to link directly to the team\u0026rsquo;s website,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/plantarowforthehungry.weebly.com\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/plantarowforthehungry.weebly.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E, which provides information on how donate surplus vegetables.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\u0026rsquo;s Next\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Over four cycles now, students have engaged in various projects, producing teaching resources, designing apps, and contemplating policy,\u0026rdquo; Gibson says. \u0026ldquo;Two big challenges are to get students out into communities to make a difference and to turn great ideas into actual apps.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGibson hopes to team up with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~vempala\/c4g.html\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Computing for Good\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E class\u0026nbsp;of the College of Computing to realize these initiatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Projects reveal students who are curious, skeptical, socially aware, and more"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBIOL 4803C, \u0026ldquo;Health, Genes and Society,\u0026rdquo; is a nontraditional course taught by Greg Gibson. 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