Biologist, neuroscientist, and education researcher
A Bit About Me
I am a scientist and educator starting a faculty position at the University of Richmond in August 2024. My lab will explore the molecular mechanisms of AMPA receptor exocytosis during long-term potentiation, the cellular correlate of learning and memory. My pedagogical research is focused on belonging interventions, antiracist teaching strategies, and the use of artificial intelligence in education.
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I am currently a Curriculum Fellow in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School. I completed my PhD at Stanford University in 2021 in Dr. Axel Brunger's Lab.
John Peters
Wellesley
Harvard
Recent update: I am excited to share that my first project in the realm of the scholarship of teaching and learning has been published! This work describes a fictional environmental justice case study I created for my introductory human biology course at Wellesley College.
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Peters JJ. 2024. An environmental justice fictional case study for engaging non-majors in human biology. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 0:e00005-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00005-24
John Peters