Bioscience Exploration:
High School Students
Program Description
Our established Medical Science camps are designed for high school students (grades 9-11) who are interested in a clinical or research career in medicine. These camps include opportunities to meet clinicians and scientists and discuss careers in the medical and allied health professions. We are pleased to add a new Medical Science camp in forensic medicine that looks at the ways in which the science of DNA is utilized to solve crimes. It promises to be an exciting time of scientific inquiry.
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Solving Crimes with DNA: Facts, Fiction and Television
July 8 - 12, 2013
High school students (grades 9 – 11) will spend the week isolating DNA, analyzing it through methods commonly employed in forensic laboratories, and interpreting the results. They will not only learn and practice these laboratory techniques, but will also discuss the ethics of forensic DNA testing and explore the application and implications of DNA evidence in real cases. They will apply these techniques to "solve" a hypothetical crime through the use of DNA analyses and reasoning. While doing this, they will learn about the life of a 'real' CSI.
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Epidemics and Infectious Diseases
July 15 - 19, 2013
This camp will give students interested in biomedical research an exciting opportunity to explore the diverse world of microbes. Students will participate in the collection and isolation of microorganisms, and learn laboratory techniques required for growing, visualizing and identifying bacterial organisms as a basis for gaining valuable insight into the world of epidemiology. They will learn about infections, epidemics and how science is attempting to stay one step ahead of microbes in an arms race that threatens our very existence.
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Medicine and Human Disease
July 29 - August 2, 2013
The focus of this camp will be on systemic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, metabolic disease and cancer. Students will conduct tests for measuring normal organ function and will learn how to perform several routine diagnostic and medical laboratory procedures. They will also examine preserved human organs, both macroscopically and microscopically, and will learn how to distinguish healthy and diseased tissues.
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From Finches to Fish: The Making of the Fittest
August 5 - 9, 2013
Is there a zoo in you? Do you have an inner fish? Does molecular data support the evolution of the exquisitely complex human body by the process of natural selection? Students will combine the results they obtain from using modern molecular laboratory techniques and bioinformatics tools with traditional fossil and geologic evidence to explore the branches of the human family tree.
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