In honor of National DNA Day, the Genome Sequencing Center at
Washington University will host its Second Ambassador Program
Thursday, April 24, 2008.
We invite you
to participate!!
What is involved? - Ambassadors will visit area schools and conduct
scientific experiments with or give talks to students about genomics and careers in the field.
What is the cost? - This event is absolutely FREE!
Last year's event was fabulous! We visited several schools throughout St. Louis city, county, and Illinois, and saw close to 1,000 students. This year our goal is to increase that number and visit more schools than ever before.
Who can participate? - Everyone
Interested in Ambassadors visiting your school? - Send an email to tours@watson.wustl.edu. Provide the following: name of your
school, the location of your school, the number of students you expect to participate, and a preferred time.
Interested in being an Ambassador? - Send an email to tours@watson.wustl.edu. Provide us with your name, contact phone number, place of employment (group/dept), preference of student level (elementary, middle, high school).
We look forward to hearing from you.
Interested in more information on DNA Day? Visit these links:
Discovery of the DNA double helix: http://library.cshl.edu/DNAinNY/
Information from the National Human Genome Research Institute: http://www.genome.gov/10506367
DNA Day Essay Contest: http://www.Genednet.org
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