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Gene Team 2010: Week 2

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:53:53 -0400

Week 2 Schedule [PDF]

Schedule Week 2 June 29-July 2 2010
	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI
9:00	Coffee and discussion Yeast Screen	Coffee and discussion review RNAi discuss yeast tfn	Coffee and discussion	Coffee and discussion	Coffee and discussion
10:00	FUN WITH WORMS! Practice picking worms	First yeast Transformation	Research Talk:"Using yeast to define the mechanisms of human disease"Jeff Brodsky "The Bold Fold" by Grace Colletti All together	The Worm Project! Talk by Lew Start Part 1 Do RNAis work independently?	second yeast Transformation
11:00
Noon	LUNCH	LUNCH		LUNCH	LUNCH
1:00	Talk: Reverse genetics/RNAi Lew	continued	Question writing	continued	continued
2:00
			Introduce worm phenotypes Phenotype test!
3:00	YEAST: innoculate saturated overnights Transformation #1			YEAST: innoculate saturated overnights Transformation #2
4:00
5:00	Notebook /Reflection	Notebook /Reflection	Notebook /Reflection	Notebook /Reflection	Notebook /Reflection

Gene Team 2010: Week 1

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:53:33 -0400

2010 Gene Team Program

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:41:10 -0400

2010 Schedule

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2010 Gene Team About to Begin

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:12:01 -0400

High school biology teachers and high school students are about to start the first week of an 7-week summer research experience, participating directly in cutting-edge research that uses genetics to study health-related problems.

With the participation and guidance of University research labs, the teacher-student teams in the following weeks will perform genetic screens for new mutations using two sets of model organisms: yeast and nematodes.

The Biomedical Inquirer Newsletter, February 2010

Wed, 05 May 2010 09:15:14 -0400

Inquiry-based K-12 science education programs from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences. The Biomedical Inquirer

Outreach at 2010 Spring SciTech Festival

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:21:58 -0400

The Department of Biological Sciences Outreach program had a big role in the 2010 Spring SciTech Festival. SciTech is an annual science festival at the Carnegie Sceince Center, featuring presentations, exhibits, and hands-on activities and connects visitors with leading scientists and technologists in a fun, dynamic atmosphere.

Marcie Warner with the Gene Team had a demonstration of C. elegans and its importance in research. Visitors were able to observe several different worms with the help of microscopes, including some marked with GFP (Green Fluorescent Protein) that made them glow.

OUTBREAK!
at the Spring 2010 SciTech at the Carnegie Science Center

March 9 - 13, 2010

in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh Mobile Lab

Outbreak! is a simulated response to a possible new disease outbreak.

Visitors were able to take an active role in the investigation using virtual tools to explore advanced biological techniques, including cell culturing, electron microscopy and DNA separation.

2010 Gene Team Applications

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:23:17 -0500

2010 Gene Team program runs June 21 to August 4, 2010.

We are looking for a few teachers and students who want to make a big difference as members of the GENE TEAM 2010. The Department of Biological Sciences invites motivated and creative high school biology teachers and their students to apply to join a program that bridges current research with the high school classroom. This nationally recognized program, composed of lab research and education components, blends our strengths by generating novel, inquiry-driven science education from current health-related research.

2010 Gene Team Applications

Mobile Lab at Fall SciTech 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:13:43 -0500

OUTBREAK!
at the Fall 2009 SciTech at the Carnegie Science Center

Nov 10 - 13, 2009

in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh Mobile Lab

Outbreak! is a simulated response to a possible new disease outbreak.

Visitors will be able to take an active role in the investigation using virtual tools to explore advanced biological techniques, including cell culturing, electron microscopy and DNA separation.

Gene Team Boot Camp

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:28:15 -0400