EDUCATION OUTREACH

Salk STEM Educators Summit

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Thank you for your interest in the Salk STEM Educators Summit (formerly known as the Ellen Potter Teachers Symposium). Please check back for the 2027 event date.

Southern California teachers and educators are invited to hear from Salk faculty and researchers in a seminar environment, then collaborate with colleagues to apply what they have learned to create Next Generation Science Standards aligned lesson plans applicable to their classrooms. To coincide with Salk’s 2026 theme – “The Year of Brain Health,” educators will hear from Salk Neuroscience scientists, tour labs, and take home curriculum tailored to the evolving high school classroom environment.


2026 Summit


March 2024 Symposium: Asking the Right Questions of Plants, Technology, and Students

Todd Michael
Todd Michael, PhD
Michael Lab

Todd Michael
Are plants a solution to the many facets of climate change?
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Guadalupe Garcia
Guadalupe Garcia, PhD
Sejnowski Lab

Dr. Guadalupe Garcia
Mitochondrial morphology governs ATP production rate
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Carl Procko
Carl Procko, PhD
Chory Lab

Dr. Carl Procko
Teeth and tentacles and trapping hairs, oh my!
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Talmo Pereira
Talmo Pereira, PhD
Pereira Lab

Dr. Talmo Pereira
Using Al to understand brains, diseases, and plants through motion
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