Welcome to the Fall 2009 Saturday DNA! programs!

Are you ready to explore new worlds? Discover the fight against human disease... Imagine personalized medicine... Journey into invisible realms...

Join us for exciting, new Saturday DNA! sessions!

Add some DNA to your day . . .

One session is offered each scheduled Saturday. The October and December sessions are appropriate for students ages 10-13 with an accompanying chaperone. The November session is for ages 14 to adult with accompanying chaperone forparticipants under 15. All sessions are two hours long: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Chaperones fully participate in all program activities.

Sessions are $15.00 per person ($30.00 for a participating student and accompanying chaperone.)

The sessions are held at the Dolan DNA Learning Center at 334 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724. Click to view directions to the Dolan DNA Learning Center or call 516-367-5170 to request to have them mailed to you.

What you need to do:

• Read through the descriptions of the activities BELOW, and decide which sessions you might like to attend.
• You must read and follow the instructions on the Reservation Guidelines. Applications not adhering to these guidelines will be returned.
• Download reservation forms for the Saturday DNA! sessions you are interested in. Or, call the Saturday DNA! information line: (516) 367-5168.
• Reserve your space by completing and returning a reservation form with your payment. You must include a separate check or money order for each session you plan to attend.

Mailing address:

Dolan DNA Learning Center/CSHL
One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Saturday DNA! information line: (516) 367-5168

Saturday DNA! was developed by our educational and scientific staff to serve children, teens, and adults interested in DNA programs outside of the school setting. We offer a variety of 2-hour laboratory- and computer-based sessions.

Download this Newletter in PDF.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Personalized Medicine

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Ages 14 - Adult, under 15 years chaperone required

Increasing knowledge about the genetic basis of disease and advances in technology are making personalized medicine possible today. As the cost of genome analysis decreases, sequencing of a genome, which once took decades and millions of dollars, can be done for a few thousand dollars in less than a week.

In this session, participants will:

• use Internet databases to explore DNA sequences in connection to disorders;
• compare DNA polymorphisms with electrophoresis and with chip-based DNA analysis.

Saturday, December 12, 2009 (Closed)

Life Up Close: Microscopic Worlds

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Ages 10 -13, with chaperone

Come and explore life at its smallest! The first light microscope was invented in 1590. This invention opened our eyes to amazing, invisible realms enabling scientists to classify living organisms and understand our living planet with more clarity. Join us and discover what we cannot see!

In this activity, you will:

• observe and identify living microorganisms;
• compare live representatives of each of the five classifications of life: animal, plant, fungi, protists, and monera;
• explore their locomotion, behavior, and basic characteristics.