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.
Sam will be the Saturday morning Keynote speaker at National Association of Biology Teachers national convention in Dallas…..November 1 – 4, 2012.
His talk is entitled: “Stem Cells and the Future of Medicine”
Topics for 2012-2013 Conferences:
I. Genetics of Common Human Conditions and their Multifactorial / Polygenicorogins.
A. Most Cytogenetic and Mendelian human conditions are relatively rare
B. This conference will look at the polygenic nature of common conditions:
Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose Level, IQ, et.al.
C. And common medical conditions with polygenic etiologies:
Hypertension, Obesity, Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes, Asthma, Autism Spectrum, et.al.
D. We will focus on using the data from the Human Genome Project to locate Millions of markers within the genome we can use to find those polygenes and discuss the future use of those markers for personalized medicine.
E. Adult and prenatal screening in the future…..would you want to know?
II. Cloning and Stem Cell Update
A. Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning Technology
B. Embryonic Stem Cells / Adult Stem Cells / induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
C. Utilization of these cells for: disease modeling, disease therapy screening, cell replacement and regenerative medicine.
D. Use of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells from bone marrow or adipose tissue as cellular ‘pharmacies’ to deliver therapeutic trophic factors with no rejection.
E. Cancer Stem Cells – when the founder cell is a stem cell – cancer tumorigenesis and therapy!
Genetic Update Conference – November 15, 2012 at 9:00am to 1:00pm
Putnam City High School – Auditorium5300 N. W. 50th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7322
Host: Steve Stark & Bob Melton – Putnam City HS Science Department
- Pre Register Online Now
- View the GUC Agenda
- Download the Conference Notes
- Map and Directions to Conference
Cost: $20 (USD) per person (teachers and/or students – includes notes outlining the topics
of the day).
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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Genetic Update Conference – November 16, 2012 at 9:00am to 1:00pm
Tulsa Community College – Southeast Campus – Performing Arts Center for Education10300 East 81st Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133
Host: Diana Spencer, Ph.D. – Biotechnology Coordinator at TCC-SEC
- Pre Register Online Now
- View the GUC Agenda
- Download the Conference Notes
- Map and Directions to Conference
Cost: $20 (USD) per person (teachers and/or students – includes notes outlining the topics
of the day).
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.