PRBB Open DaySaturday, 4th October 2008

Sponsored by:

An initiative of S&S group

Science & Society grouphttp://science-meets-society.blogspot.com/

…an initiative started to promote science communication to the “non-scientific” public

- Cafés scientifics (3 already realised)- Interviews series- Creative writing contest- Darwin Day...

- PRBB Open Day

Aims:

- Inform society about what is being done at the PRBB

- Promote research among young people and adults

- Obtain a feedback from the non-scientific community about research

PRBB Open Day 4th October 2008

Format:Saturday, 4th October, from 11:00 to 24:00 with the following activities:

At the Plaça Darwin :- Poster exhibition- Basic scientific experiments

In the PRBB :- Visits (building + laboratories)

In the inner square :- Café scientific- Final party

1st STATION4th floor: Introduction (research done at the PRBB)

2nd STATION:4th floor: Bioinformatic laboratory

3rd STATION (A)5th floor: Biochemistry / Cell Biology(Laboratory / Microscope CRG)

3rd STATION (B)3rd floor: Biochemistry(Culture room / Dark room UPF)

Visits inside the building:

- Groups of 10 persons + 2 guides (volunteers from the PRBB)- one visit per hour / each visit will last 45 – 60 min- previous registration at the Plaça Darwin will be required

Poster Exhibition:

We need clear posters, visual and easy to understand, explaining the main fields or research carried out in this building – at least one volunteer for each area:

- Bioinformatics/systems biology (CRG or IMIM)- Gene regulation and epigenetics (CRG or CMRB)- Cellular and developmental biology (CRG or UPF)- Pharmacology and clinical physiopathology (IMIM or UPF)- Epidemiology and public health (CREAL)- Human genetics and evolutionary biology (UPF or CRG)- Stem cell research (CMRB or CRG)

Poster Exhibition:

We will also have a poster about the PRBB in general: building and history (PRBB).

Scientific posters should be very basic, have an intro to the field and then if the author wants it can have some specific examples of what is being done here, they can mention their own group, etc.

Volunteers shall be given a standard template, the necessary logos, etc.

We should start this week so as

to print them in time!

Experiments Placa Darwin :

Tables with specific topics will be set up:

1) DNA: - Extract DNA from fruit - make the structure of DNA from sweets2) Protein: - Show proteins, food etc. as many as possible in sealed bags. - colouring in sheets for kids to colour in the proteins. - Then an explanation of how we “see” proteins; coomassie, western, silver, ponceau..3) Show and Tell - sealed plastic bags with: frog eggs, drosophila larvae, yeast, bacteria, zebrafish. On the poster behind we will have pictures of xenopus, zebrafish, bacteria etc. 4) Cell - Large poster of a cell, showing the nucleus etc set up behind. - Microscope with which people can see the cells of an onion.

5) A table with description of experiments to take away and try at home.

Café Scientifico

Why do scientists invest their time at the lab?

Speakers:One Group leader + a PhD student/Post-doc + Public administration involved in research funding

- 6 volunteers needed

Why is “people’s money” invested in the PRBB?

What is such building for?

What is science useful for?

Why is it necessary investing money in science?

- From 7p.m-8:30p.m in the inner square

We need volunteers for:

- Bar (many!!)- Food- setting up / down- someone responsible for the video installations

We need volunteers !!!

Distributing posters (libraries, universities, neighborhoods, …)

Poster Exhibition (design, presentation, …)

Experiments

Visits inside the building

Café Scientific (setup video/audio, chairs, … )

Final Party (Build up/down, bar, …)

… at least half of these volunteers should speak Catalan or Spanish

amartin@imim.es

How to join us ?- Signing up here! (charts available here)

- Write an e-mail to:

PRBB Open Day 4th October 2008

… remember … spread it around…