Biotechnology and DNA technology Inquiry approaches and laboratory skills in Biology teaching.
26th September 2017 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. University of Limerick
28th September 2017 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. University College Cork
7th October 2017 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Temple Carrig School, Greystones
Go to http://www.pdst.ie/onlinebooking to book or use the link in the attachment.
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PDST Amgen Biotechnology and DNA Technology Day 2 workshops flyer attached. Substitution cover, of one teacher per school, applies to the workshop in University College Cork…
The following are links to experiments that you can send to your students. Each will download the zipped files needed to run the simulation. Each will…
This is an exciting opportunity to participate in a series of professional development workshops for the Sciences. These workshops offer teachers upskilling in areas that are in line with new developments in Science education in Ireland.
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Register your students for a 3 hour practical laboratory experience in the NUI Galway biomedical sciences laboratories! Participants will have the opportunity to practice molecular biology techniques, to learn about DNA structure and function, and to discover how variation in the DNA code underpins human disease.
Open to: Any student studying biology currently in the senior cycle of secondary school
Capacity: 40 students
To apply: Download the registration form, complete it and return by post to: Derek Morris, Discipline of Biochemistry, School of Natural Sciences, by Friday the 17th April. Note: if you are under 18 a parent/guardian will have to sign the form.
Download the registration form here
About International DNA Day (25th April): DNA day celebrates the day on which the structure of DNA was published in the journal Nature in 1953. The deciphering of this structure by James Watson and Francis Crick, with help from X-ray crystallography data from Rosalind Franklin, paved the way for a new era of genomic research and discovery. On this same day in 2003 the Human Genome Project announced that they had sequenced the vast majority of the human genome. You can learn more about DNA and the applications of DNA analysis by liking and following the DNA Day Facebook page.
About the BSc in Biomedical Science: The BSc in Biomedical Science is a four year science degree course run through the School of Natural Sciences. The programme is directed by Dr. Derek Morris. For more information about the course, and of the requirements needed for course entry, click here.
About the Morris Lab: The Morris research laboratory, based in the School of Natural Sciences in NUI Galway, investigates diseases that are caused by the interaction of many different genes. They are interested in particular in investigating what genes may put a person at risk of developing psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. You can learn more about their research here.
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