Sac Charter High School DNA Workshop

We returned to Sac Charter High School for our yearly genomics outreach event! During the school day, we host several groups of juniors and seniors in our hands-on workshop. Students learned about DNA extraction, PCR, and gel electrophoresis and put these concepts into practice to identify the perpetrator of a kidnapping case! We also brought some zebrafish larvae for students to view under the microscope and explained how we utilize model organisms to investigate the functional role of genes.