Paul Robeson High School for Human Services + Aula Future + FirstHand
PROJECTS 2022
Sista-Sis Biodoula Services
Tahjae Garner, Michael Foreman, Sanaa Adams, Jessica Ortiz
In response to increasing maternal mortality rates among African-American women in the United States, Sista-Sis is a speculative, community-supported doula service that includes mRNA therapies.
Outstanding Social Critique Winner
The Microbiome Repopulation Project
Amber Greene, Jackson Storey, Kayden Perren, Khaliyah Fearrington, Morgan Penny
The team identified bacteria and microorganisms that improve human health and reintroduced them back into the microbiomes of their neighbors through community cookouts.
Instructors 2022
Genefer Baxter
Genefer Baxter is an artist, designer, and facilitator at Aula Future, an interdisciplinary research and STEAM program. Before founding Aula Future alongside Marco Locatelli, she worked with new media, curating immersive art experiences in Berlin, Germany where participants could interact with technology-driven installations. In 2019, Genefer and Marco were selected as artists-in-residence at the Science Center in Philadelphia. It was here that Genefer began her practice combining art and science and discovered her passion for STEAM education.
Marco Locatelli
Marco Locatelli is an Italian artist and designer based in Berlin, Germany, and is the co-founder of Aula Future, a research and STEAM program. Marco received formal training in product design, material engineering, and nanotechnology at the Polytechnic University of Milan. Since then, he has gained years of experience in various 3D platforms and has honed skills in designing immersive experiences both digitally and physically.