OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS CELEBRATE DNA DAY, APRIL 25, 2008

Teachers & Students:  two local DNA Day 2008 activities for you:

1.      Join us at OCCC for a DNA Day Symposium, featuring panels of speakers on topics to include clinical trials, stem cells, biomedical careers, newborn screening, genetic diversity and more.  After lunch, the featured presentation:  Ferocious Beauty:  Genome, a multimedia dance performance from the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange of Maryland. Support for this dance performance is a result of a DNA Day special contract awarded by NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute as well as funds from Presbyterian Health Foundation of Oklahoma.   Click here for tentative agenda.  Space is limited; each school may bring up to 25-30 students.  School districts can apply for transportation and substitute teacher support.  See registration application and apply NOW!

Instructions for buses - come to parking lot D, drop off people at entry 6, and buses park in back of lot D where it says "bus parking" - the link to campus map is http://www.occc.edu/Maps/Outside-Map.pdf for outside map and for inside map http://www.occc.edu/Maps/MB-Map.pdf focus on part of map that says "college union" and you will see entry 6 and the theater right near it.

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2.      Celebrate at your site:  students teaching students or parents about DNA.  Materials will be supplied by OCCC grant program.  Obtain the materials for a DNA extraction or DNA Origami by using our online ordering form.

3. The National Human Genome Research Institute at NIH will feature DNA Day webcasts and a Chatroom - check it out.

3. See also GenEdNet site for more activities including a Network, and the DNA Day ESSAY contest for middle and high school students - let's send in lots of entries from Oklahoma!

4. Local DNA Day ESSAY contest: your students may submit their essay addressing the national contest questions to our local contest: send to Charlotte Mulvihill no later than March 17, 2008.

Acknowledgements:

Support from NIH/NCRR SEPA grant R25RR017282 and NIH/NHGRI contract, OCCC biotech club and OCCC Office of Student Life, Genetics Education Committee of Oklahoma, Presbyterian Health Foundation, and NSF.