Bio Programs
Engineering better medication and better methods of delivering them are front and center as engineering challenges for the 21st Century. In this introductory program, participants will delve into the sense of touch, taste and smell, explore how these sense organs are impacted by diseases and what role they play in the intake of medicines to ...
Help for our eyes! The human senses are our contact to the environment. One of the main sensory organs is the eye. When we push against the limits of our eye, what tools come to aid? Explore the various tools and technologies designed to aid vision. Design a Virtual Reality (VR) headset and jump into ...
An amazing experience in integrated STEM awaits! Experience life sciences together with computer programming and engineering design. Virtual Reality (VR), a promising technology, with application in training, treatment and communication is pushing our frontier beyond the realms of what we can actually see. Design a VR headset and jump into your very own VR game. ...
In this program, participants will explore the skeletal system of the human body. The skeletal system supports and protects the body while giving it shape and form. While learning about bone function, joints, fractures, participants will design their own cast and lower leg weight bearing prosthetic utilizing the Engineering Design Process. Activities include: The Skeletal ...
Seeing is believing! The human senses are our contact to the environment. One of the main sensory organs is the eye. Get up close and personal with your eye. What makes you see? How does our brain perceive depth and color? Why do we have blind spots? See your eye play magic tricks! Activities include: ...
"As in biomedical science, pioneering industrial inventions have not been mothered by necessity. Rather, inventions for which there was no commercial use only later became the commercial airplanes, xerography and lasers on which modern society depends."
Arthur Kornberg
Have you ever heard someone say “you have your mother’s eyes” or “you have your father’s hair”? They are referring to the secret code that you inherited from your parents. What are these secret codes? Children will engage in hands-on activities to explore the secret world of Agent DNA. Agent DNA is a master of ...
In this program, the participants will explore the muscular system and discover how it functions. The muscular system, together with the skeletal system, is responsible for the movement of the human body. While “flexing” their muscles, participants will build a model arm, learn how muscles, bones, ligaments, and tendons work together. They will investigate cardiac, ...
"What intrigues basic scientists like me is that anytime we do a series of experiments, there are going to be three or four new questions that come up when you think you've answered one."
Carol W. Greider