Genomics Series for Teachers: The Human Microbiome
Posted by University of Pennsylvania on September 1, 2014
This workshop will provide an introduction to the human microbiome in health and disease states.
The following questions will be addressed:
• What is the human microbiome and what are its functions?
• What types of genomic and metagenomic techniques are employed to study microbiomes?
• What is the composition of the human microbiome at different body sites in states of health?
• How does the human microbiome change in disease states?
Join us for Elizabeth Grice’s up-close examination of microbes associated with the human body. Dr. Grice is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine.
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Location: Singh Center for Nanotechnology, Room 035
University of Pennsylvania, 3205 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Sign up: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sept2014_teachersworkshop
Act 48 Credit available for School District of Philadelphia teachers (http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/act48/pd_planner/). If the workshop is not listed yet, please keep checking back on the SDP PD planner.
Questions? Please contact Kristin Field, Director of Programs, Nano/Bio Interface Center, kfield@seas.upenn.edu, 215-746-2488.
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