Today, the award winning and affable Dr. David Westenberg of the Missouri University of Science and Technology joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss his efforts at microbial outreach from K-12 (and beyond), his fascinating research program, and his experiences teaching microbiology to engineers.

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: David Westenberg

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Links for this episode

•  A TEDX talk by Dr. Westenberg.
• An overview of the BioBuilder program.
• An overview of the iGEM program.
• Dr. Westenberg’s page on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biointeractive website.
• An article about “agar art” with microbes, featuring Dr. Westenberg.
• An article about the Woods Hole Microbial Diversity course by Dr. Westerfield.
• An article that shows Dr. Westernberg’s approach to teaching in a fun and accessible manner.
• Dr. Westenberg’s faculty website.
• Dr. Westeinberg’s laboratory group website

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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