Matters Microbial #96: Molecular Microbiology in High Schools

June 19, 2025

Today, Bob Kuhn, biotechnology teacher at the Fulton County Schools Innovation Academy STEM high school in Alpharetta, Georgia joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss his strategies for teaching molecular microbiology skills and concepts to high school students and why that matters.

Host: Mark O. Martin

Guest: Bob Kuhn

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  • An article on Mr. Kuhn’s original microbiological interest:  salt marsh foraminifera.
  • Another interest:  a video of the beautiful organism Volvox.
  • An overview of the fantastic world of protists.
  • A classroom CURE that Mr. Kuhn uses:  the Tiny Earth program.
  • A classroom CURE that Mr. Kuhn uses:  the SEAPHAGES program.
  • A classroom CURE that Mr. Kuhn uses:  the Evolving Stem program.
  • A classroom CURE that Mr. Kuhn uses:  the Discover the Microbes Within program.
  • Mr. Kuhn’s classroom received help from the University of Georgia Microscopy Center.
  • A video of the Wolbachia Project with which Mr. Kuhn has collaborated for years.
  • An overview of wonderful and various isopods, including the “roly polies” used in some Wolbachia work.
  • The Journal of Emerging Investigators, in which some of Mr. Kuhn’s high school students have published.
  • The LTEE program that studies evolution in E. coli.  
  • The Experiment.com program that supported some of Mr. Kuhn’s students.
  • The very inspirational MEGAplate video that demonstrates how quickly antibiotic resistance can occur.
  • Innovation Academy STEM program in Georgia, where Mr. Kuhn works with high school students.

Intro music is by Reber Clark

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