Computational Biology Research Camp for High School Students

Nucleotide sequences and structures

Overview: This camp introduces bioinformatics and computational modeling tools in the context of disease research. In the emerging era of medical genomics, we envision gene-literate American citizenry. This camp will provide a starting point for such gene-literacy. Lunch is included in the fee. Bring your laptops.

miRcore high school volunteers in the area have been founding GIDAS (pronounce: guide-us; Genes in Diseases and Symptoms) school club; this camp provides basic knowledge towards miRcore volunteer qualification.

DATE: February 6, 2015

CAMP TIME: 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

LOCATION: Room 1670 Bob and Betty Beyster Building, University of Michigan, 2260 Hayward Street,  Ann Arbor, MI 48109

FEE: $50 (Online option available.)

MAIN TARGETS: high school students (young women and men) who are interested in computer, math, biology, and medicine.

OPEN miRcore volunteer meeting TIME: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm            

All campers are invited to attend the following miRcore volunteer meeting in the same room.

2:00 – 3:00 pm: R basics and graph

3:00 – 3:30 pm: GIDAS and committee presentation

3:30 – 4:00 pm: UM GIDAS workshop “Mental and Physical Health”

Sponsor: Women In Science and Engineering (WISE)

Goals

1. Expose high school students to the emerging era of medical genomics, when all doctors must be well-acquainted with genetic discoveries, technologies, and applications.
2. Give high school students an opportunity to enjoy science. (Hear one student talking about it at TEDxYouth.)
3. Support GIDAS (Genes In Diseases And Symptoms) club members in acquiring in-depth knowledge in the field.
4. Provide high school students tools for Science Fair projects.
5. Encourage high school students to present at the 2016 Research Conference and publish an abstract.
6. Encourage high school students to write a research paper in the Jounal of Emerging Investigators.
   1. Activated NF-κB Pathway in an Irf6-Deficient Mouse Model for Van der Woude Syndrome. Sanika S. Kulkarni(1), Jungwoo Chang(2), and Inhan Lee(3):(1) Pioneer High School, (2) Huron High School, (3) miRcore, Ann Arbor, MI.
   2. Transcriptional Regulators are Upregulated in the Substantia Nigra of Parkinson’s Disease Patients. Marianne Cowherd(1) and Inhan Lee(2): (1)Community High School, (2)miRcore, Ann Arbor, MI.

Tentative Agenda