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| + | We are continually asking the public's views on our project. | ||
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| + | <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1d6_Ta7tnh90WDFuZ3vngFtzhTIJVluPr_bdv0ZSGaEE/viewform?c=0&w=1">Click here to complete our questionnaire!</a> | ||
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| + | <a href="https://oxfordigem2016.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/summer-school-outreach/">Click here to read the blog entry!</a> | ||
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| + | On Thursday 23rd June we were invited to speak and run an activity at a science summer school run by Corpus Christi College. Upon arrival we were met by 18 enthusiastic pupils, all considering applying for science courses at Oxford.</p> | ||
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| + | We began with a short presentation discussing the development of synthetic biology, its current applications and uses, the future of the subject, and the iGEM competition itself. Following this, we split the students into 4 groups to run small activities.</p> | ||
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| + | Rosie and Andreas were both running activities related to biobricks and the construction of working parts: Rosie was getting the students to build biological circuits whilst explaining the importance of different regions of different parts, meanwhile, Andreas was getting students to troubleshoot circuits and identify why they may or may not work. Sam was running an activity investigating protein structure using PyMOL to model the proteins and examine their functions. Finally, I was running an activity that aimed to explain PCR and its importance, before getting the students to design primers for a hypothetical gene of interest, and explain why we may want to include sequences relating to restriction enzyme sites, stop codons etc.</p> | ||
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| + | We found that the students were very eager to ask questions and learn more about the subject, particularly those with a greater background in biology. Some of the students were more interested in the physical sciences, and in these cases, we slightly adapted our activities to explain the necessary background information required to appreciate the exercises.</p> | ||
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| + | Overall, we thought the event was a great success and we are excited to continue outreach over the rest of the summer!</p> | ||
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| + | This will take place in <strong>Natural History Museum, Oxford</strong> on <strong>Date TBC</strong>. | ||
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Revision as of 13:58, 19 August 2016
Questionnaires
We are continually asking the public's views on our project.
Click here to complete our questionnaire!
Summer School: Outreach
Click here to read the blog entry!
On Thursday 23rd June we were invited to speak and run an activity at a science summer school run by Corpus Christi College. Upon arrival we were met by 18 enthusiastic pupils, all considering applying for science courses at Oxford.
We began with a short presentation discussing the development of synthetic biology, its current applications and uses, the future of the subject, and the iGEM competition itself. Following this, we split the students into 4 groups to run small activities.
Rosie and Andreas were both running activities related to biobricks and the construction of working parts: Rosie was getting the students to build biological circuits whilst explaining the importance of different regions of different parts, meanwhile, Andreas was getting students to troubleshoot circuits and identify why they may or may not work. Sam was running an activity investigating protein structure using PyMOL to model the proteins and examine their functions. Finally, I was running an activity that aimed to explain PCR and its importance, before getting the students to design primers for a hypothetical gene of interest, and explain why we may want to include sequences relating to restriction enzyme sites, stop codons etc.
We found that the students were very eager to ask questions and learn more about the subject, particularly those with a greater background in biology. Some of the students were more interested in the physical sciences, and in these cases, we slightly adapted our activities to explain the necessary background information required to appreciate the exercises.
Overall, we thought the event was a great success and we are excited to continue outreach over the rest of the summer!
Cyprus: Outreach
Oxford iGEM will be doing an outreach event locally.
This will take place in Natural History Museum, Oxford on Date TBC.
Wilson's Disease Patient Association Meeting
Oxford iGEM will be giving a presentation about Wilson's disease, and what we hope to achieve with your project. We will talk to patients with Wilson's disease to gain their perspectives and whether our approach is something they think will be useful to them.
This will take place in Cambridge on Sunday 24th July 2016.
