Bacteria Lab: What's growing in your home? Week 2 of 2
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Location: Koshland Science Museum
Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Cost: $15 for both weeks, $8 for week two only
Age Range: 13 +
What will our citizen scientists discover growing in their homes and workplaces? Do we need to be concerned about what they uncover? Find answers to these questions and discover what the Food and Drug Administration is doing to keep your food safe!
During this second part of our two-part bacteria lab program, participants will share their scientific endeavors from the previous week. Dr. Keith Lampel returns to answer questions about participants lab findings and to discuss recent research at the FDA, new technologies, and new initiatives in food safety.
Dr. Keith Lampel is currently the Director of the Division of Microbiology within the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a position he has held since 2005. His research interests include the development of rapid detection methods for food-borne pathogens using DNA-based technology, and identifying the genes in these bacteria that are involved in the development of disease. Dr. Lampel also holds adjunct faculty positions at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. He was a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institutes of Health before going to the FDA, where he was a research microbiologist for nearly 20 years. Dr. Lampel received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College and his Ph.D. from the University of Miami, Florida, both in Microbiology.
This is the second of a two-part series looking at bacteria. The first part of the series, held the evening of Wednesday, July 9, will provide an introduction to bacteria and directions for a science lab that may be completed in the museum or in your own home. Participation in both events is encouraged, but not required. Advance ticket purchase is recommended.
Contact the Koshland Science Museum at 202-334-1201 or ksm@nas.edu to purchase tickets.
This program is made possible by a Science Education Partnership (SEPA) grant from the National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health.
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