Molecular Biology Boot Camp for high schoolers @SMHS July 21-25
The UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) is again hosting a week-long Molecular Biology Boot Camp for high school students. The camp provides participants with a didactic- and laboratory-based introduction to molecular biology.
This year’s camp will be held from July 21-25, with training occurring between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. every day of the camp. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants, each of whom will receive $500 for completing the camp.
Camp participants will learn how to:
- Use DNA fingerprinting to identify potential crime scene suspects.
- Test common foods for presence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
- Perform ELISA to track disease outbreaks.
- Use an enzyme found in mushrooms to explore biofuels and factors influencing reaction rates.
- Perform genetic transformation in bacteria with a gene coding for a green fluorescent protein.
The camp will also include:
- Hands-on performance of molecular biology laboratory experiments.
- Lab demos and tours in the SMHS Departments of Pathology and Biology.
- Brief classroom learning sessions (mini-lectures, exercises, discussion).
Participants will learn about and perform basic lab techniques commonly used in modern forensics, medicine, and biology.
Submit your high school transcripts and ask a teacher/counselor/principal to send a letter of recommendation to karen.cisek@UND.edu.
Contact Karen Cisek with questions at 701.777.6377 or karen.cisek@UND.edu.
