S1E9: “Great teachers are great learners”, BioBuilder and community in the classroom and beyond. Melody chats with Natalie Kuldell, founder of the BioBuilder Foundation.

Biotechnology, including synthetic biology, has traditionally been a resource-heavy field— that’s made it particularly difficult for young students to engage in biology and STEM particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds. In addition, there’s the larger obstacle of lack of support for teachers and changing curriculum as new technologies and industries emerge. Who is trying to help bring the world of synthetic biology to future generations through supporting educators passionate about changing education and inspiring young scientists? In the next few episodes, we'll talk to three organizations in this space of biotech education and accessibility, fueled by similar values as iGEM. For this second episode, Melody chats with Dr. Natalie Kuldell, founder of the BioBuilder Foundation, a non-profit organization changing the landscape of teaching synthetic biology and bioengineering in the classroom.

• BioBuilder Foundation site: https://biobuilder.org/ 
• BioBuilder Page for Students featuring activities like Eau that Smell’s banana-smelling bacteria and more: https://biobuilder.org/education/for-students/
• Life-Changing Science: The BioBuilder Podcast hosted by Zeeshan:
  https://biobuilder.org/biobuilder-podcast/