Sam Rhine has crossed the country for 30+ years presenting the latest genetic information for high school students and their teachers. He has also spoken to audiences in Toronto, Montreal, Tokyo, Vienna, Prague, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Nairobi, Kenya.
The student participants at these conferences generally come from Biology and A.P. Biology classes, but many students who have completed their Life Science classes also attend. Students who are college bound, who are in pre-professional tracts or who are Science Olympiads will find the conference to be especially significant. Many teachers bring Honors and Gifted and Talented junior high school students. Every presentation begins with a review of the ‘basics’ so younger students need not worry about being lost all day.
School administrators recognize the day as an educational field trip or a career opportunity day. Students have a unique chance to hear one of the top educators in the country present the most recent genetic information. These conferences attract the most motivated students, and many of those students attend the conference in successive years because the topics change from year to year.
Conference Agenda:
- 8:30 – 9:00 – Registration at Auditorium
- 9:00 – 9:30 – New Definition of Phenotype: Genotype + EpiGenotype
- 9:30 – 10:00 – SNPs, CNVs, GWAS and finding Human Polygenes
- 10:00 – 10:30 – Polygenes for Common Human Genetic Conditions & Diseases
- 10:30 – 10:40 – Break – might bring a simple snack
- 10:40 – 11:30 – Our Personal DNA Chip and its Uses in the Future
- 11:30 – 12:30 – iPS – induced Pluripotent Stem cells and their Applications
- 12:30 – 1:00 – TIssue Engineering: producing human organs in a Laboratory
Genetic Update Conference – November 22, 2010 at 8:30AM
Tulsa Community College – Southeast Campus – Performing Arts Center for Education
10300 East 81st Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 United States
Host: Diana Spencer, Ph.D. – Biotechnology Instructor at TCC
- Map and Directions to Conference
Genetic Update Conference – November 23, 2010 at 8:30AM
Putnam City High School – Auditorium
5300 N. W. 50th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73122 United States
Host: Steve Stark – Putnam City HS Science Department
- Map and Directions to Conference
Cost: $15 (USD) per person (includes notes outlining the topics of the day). If you have a student who finds the cost to be prohibitive, contact us for scholarship information.
Payment: Due on the day of the program. Payment may be made by cash or check. All checks should be made payable to Sam Rhine, NOT your school or the host school. The teacher-in-charge should collect the appropriate amount and present it at registration on the date of the conference.
You may register between 8:30 and 9:00 on the day of the confernce.
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