The Amoeba Sisters is a YouTube channel started by sisters Sarina Peterson and Brianna Rapini in July 2013, and it specializes in teaching biology concepts at the high school level (and beyond) by using illustrated cartoons. Brianna Rapini is a former high school biology teacher and worked in three different Texas public school districts for a total of 12 years. Sarina Peterson is a former program analyst in a large Texas public school district, and she is a self-taught cartoonist who learned to draw on YouTube. The channel was originally created as a way to make memorable and short biology videos that could be used in lieu of lengthy lectures so that more time could be available for class discussion, labs, and student creation. The channel has grown to over 800,000 subscribers with a cumulative view count of over 90 million (as of October 2020). Their online community has translated videos in over 22 different languages. 

Sarina Peterson- Bachelor's in Economics, Master's in Public Policy Analysis.   
Brianna Rapini- Bachelor's in Biology, Master's in Educational Administration + currently taking additional graduate classes in biology.

Co-Hosted by Whitley Rummel (Women in Science) and Dr. Gilbert (Life Science). 

Event Zoom link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/94949856592?pwd=TVB3U3QwQWFwU2F3ek1scjQxOXZyQT09

This event is a part of MPC's STEAM 2.0. Go to libguides.mpc.edu/STEAM during the month of November to be a part of all of the online events and online exhibit.  For any questions, contact agarciagarcia@mpc.edu. ARC students who need an ASL interpreter, please contact Jacque Evans jevans@mpc.edu at least 24hrs in advance.