KILLER SNAILS LLC

Flu Finders: Data Literacy through Wastewater Monitoring

KILLER SNAILS LLC is a company in national institute of general medical sciences based in BROOKLYN, NY, founded in 2014.

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To prepare for challenges in the biomedical field, students must be data-literate. American students’ underperformance
in STEM fields, and the limiting effect that has on the STEM workforce including roles in biomedical science, is an
ongoing concern (Sass, 2015; Rosenzweig et al., 2021). Problem-based learning, which emphasizes authentic
problem-solving, is one flexible instructional method that has been effective at building data literacy skills and improving
students’ science achievement, but is also time-consuming and challenging to implement (Friedrich et al., 2024; Merritt et
al., 2017). Building tools that help students develop the skills to navigate a data-centric world and see the value of science
in their lives, while enabling educators to respond to their students’ needs, would help address this critical issue.
This SBIR Phase I & II award will enable Killer Snails LLC to develop a multimodal learning experience, Flu Finders,
that uses a Problem-based learning framework to deliver Next Generation Science Standards-aligned content to students in
grades 7-10. Killer Snails will collaborate with virologist Dr. John Dennehy to create 5 class period-length challenges
about monitoring the spread of flu in a community by interpreting data from sources including wastewater and clinical
outcomes. Dr. Dennehy is an expert and innovator in the field of using RNA sequencing on

The company sits in the national institute of general medical sciences segment, where it competes on its core product or service.

BROOKLYN, NY is where the company is located.

Its current recorded stage is SBIR/STTR.

The company reports a headcount in the c_00001_00010 range.

It has disclosed roughly $357K in funding.

Website: www.killersnails.com