Biofilms on Station and in You
Theme:
Grades 6-12
What:
Session
When:
1:15 PM, Friday 7 Feb 2020
(1 hour 30 minutes)
Where:
Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually)
- Learning Innovation Center- ERC
How:
Learn
how students can participate in an ISSBiology experiment designed to characterize biofilm mass,
thickness, morphology, and gene expression using various spaceflight-relevant
microbes and different substrata materials. Biofilms are a problem on
Earth, often in medical settings, and ISS, where they can impact critical
components of the Station https://spacecenter.grenadine.co/seec2020/form/SessionEval |
Who's Attending
-
Dr Katy Martin
Program Lead, Genes in Space -
Amy Velchoff
Educational Leadership Student Association -
Laure Locascio
Cypress Fairbanks ISD -
Dori Clausen
University of Northern Iowa -
Josie Christiansen
University of Northern Iowa -
Tiffany Sessions
Nebraska 4-H -
Kristine Record
Science Teacher, Cactus High School, Glendale Community College -
Rebecca Macklin
Teacher -
Suzanne Banas Ph.D., NBCT
Science Leader, South Miami Middle School -
Bryan Worobec
Vegreville Composite High School -
Dr. Andre Samuel
Founder, Pres. & CEO, The Citizen Science Lab -
Debbie Montenegro
Deputy Director, University of North Texas Health Science Center and the Network of the National Library of Medicine South Central Region