BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo’s medical campus is set for a visit from 400 students who may someday want to work there.
“Genome Day” begins Thursday with a pep rally at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The eighth-graders from Buffalo public schools will hear from Mayor Byron Brown, Superintendent Kriner Cash and leaders from Roswell Park and the University at Buffalo’s bioinformatics and life sciences center.
Graduate students and postdoctoral associates will then lead small groups of students in activities including DNA extraction and karyotyping for chromosomal differences.
Organizers say it’s a chance to raise awareness and pique student interest in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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