MicrobeATL aims to establish an Atlanta-wide consortia of microbiologists focused on all aspects of microbiology, from the environment to infection.
Research Envoys aims to train grad students and postdocs in science communication through giving research seminars at Atlanta-area colleges.
CMDI trainees run a local chapter of the American Society of Microbiology.
Evolution lab kits for high school and college classrooms were developed by the Ratcliff lab to teach the evolution of biological complexity.
Careers and Beers are informal Q&A panels with professional microbiologists from various sectors.
CMDI faculty and students have also engaged with the following outreach programs past and present:
CMDI graduate students Iris Irby, Princess Pinamang, and Alexis Ramsey (L to R) engaging with kids about bioluminescent bacteria at the Atlanta Science Festival in 2024. Photo by Carli Roush.