2015 August Camp

 

Computational Biology Camp for Current 8th Graders and Above

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Thank you for your interest in the program. We are currently full and additional application will go on the wait list.

 

NOTE: This camp covers almost the same material as that of the 1st week of the June 2015 camp, but we will spend more time on basic genomics to accommodate students who haven’t taken first year Biology in high school. Current high school students who want to be open for the advanced research camp in the same year should consider the June 2015 camps.

 

DATE: August 3 – 7, 2015 (Mon – Fri)       TIME: 9 am – 4:30 pm

 

LOCATION: Undergraduate Science Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

 

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Current (2014-15) 8th graders and above (young women and men) interested in computers, math, biology, and medicine.

 

FEE*: $425 (with premium membership**: $345.00)

*Fee will not be charged until we inform you of your acceptance. More information in the registration form including contact info.

**You may want to consider premium membership.

 

Bring a laptop and lunch (morning and afternoon snacks provided).

 

Sponsor: Women In Science and Engineering (WISE)

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Goals

  1. Expose high school students to career opportunities in biomedicine through hands-on experience in computational genomics and prepare them for the emerging era of medical genomics, when all doctors must be well-acquainted with genetic discoveries, technologies, and applications.
  2. Identify potential GIDAS (Genes In Diseases And Symptoms) club leaders at their schools.

 

Specific Aims

  1. Differentiate gene entities (DNA, RNA, and proteins).
  2. Understand the mechanisms of gene expression (transcription and translation).
  3. Understand genetic biomarkers in a disease context and the effects of environmental factors such as exercise, food consumption, substance abuse, and medication.
  4. Learn about personalized medicine (precision medicine-President Obama’s new initiative).
  5. Become familiar with career paths related to computational biology.
  6. Become familiar with the National Center for Biotechnology Information database and software package.

 

Overall daily activities (subject to change)

9:00 am – 10:00 am   check out what you know, games
10:00 am – 11:00 am   lectures covering specific aims, snacks
11:00 am – noon   hands-on activities in genomics
noon – 1:00 pm   lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm   computer-based guided investigation in genomics, games
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm   individual research to solve a daily question on a disease using computational genomics, snacks
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm   student presentations, games
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm   career discussion with a professional

 

Tentative Career focus

computational and experimental biologist (academic career)

 

physician (medical)

 

law (ethics, patents, policy, etc)

 

pharmaceutics/biotechnology (careers in industry)

 

Fridays

Parents are invited to students’ presentations

Each group will suggest a way of preventing the disease based on the week’s research

Recognition of the best disease solution

 

Refund Policy

The $50 administrative fee will not be refunded once the camp application is accepted.

If a student withdraws, the camp fee paid minus the administrative fee will be refunded if we are notified by June 7, 2015.

If a student withdraws between June 8 and July 19, 2015, we will refund 50 percent of the camp fee paid.

No refund will be given after July 19, 2015.