Teaching and Outreach

Teaching at Wichita State University

• BIOL 101 Explore-Biology

• BIOL 210 General Biology I

• BIOL 545 Human Embryology

• BIOL 645 Discoveries in Developmental Biology

Teaching at Johns Hopkins University

• Cell Physiology (Scientific Foundations of Medicine) First Year Medical Students

Teaching at University of Kansas Medical Center

• Neurophysiology for DPT Students

WSU DAISY Lab Science Outreach

Summer 2023—Science Olympiad National Tournament participants visited the WSU DAISY lab to learn about the use of Drosophila for research in the Biological Sciences.

Students from the Irvine Unified School District Sierra Vista Olympiad Team, California

Students from the Glasgow Middle School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Fall 2024—DAISY Lab members visited the Christa McAuliffe Academy to work with sixth grade students as they learn the Drosophila life cycle as part of their genetics module. Students watched the life cycle of the fruit fly using wearable magnifying glasses and microscopes.

Sixth graders at the Christa McAuliffe Academy exploring the Drosophila life cycle.

Raj’s outreach efforts—via the Life Science Commons portal—are directed at sharing his science with a broad audience.