Press and Publications
DFB Newsletters
Featuring details on 1) how DFB navigated the challenges of COVID-19 by converting the 2020 Course to a virtual format, 2) new ongoing initiatives to further engage with DFB participants beyond the week-long Course, and 3) what some of our alumni are doing now.
DFB In The NEws
Read the official award announcement of DFB’s (and 4 other amazing programs) receipt of the 2021-2022 ASCB Public Engagement Grant.
The 2018 Medicine at Michigan featured article details how DFB enabled students from the University of Puerto Rico to see biology through a new lens at U-M after Hurricane Maria.
Presentations
SDB Education Workshop
Watch instruct Isha Verma, Ph.D., present at the SDB Education Workshop on inclusive virtual teaching.
Publications
2023 Development Article
“A major goal of DFB is to propel undergraduate students from underserved communities to pursue biomedical research opportunities and advanced degrees in science. To achieve this goal, we provide DFB participants with continuing access to a diverse network of scientists that students can utilize to secure opportunities and foster success throughout multiple stages of their research careers. Here, we describe the flourishing DFB program at the University of Michigan to encourage other institutions to create their own DFB programs,” (Graniel et al 2023).
“Developing Future Biologists: creating and assessing a portable short course to engage underrepresented undergraduate students in developmental biology” assesses the outcomes of the 2016 and 2017 DFB Courses in this non-peer reviewed article on BioRxiv.