Website:

http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/trache/outreach.php

Contact:

Dr. Andreea Trache Associate Professor Department of Medical Physiology Texas A&M Health Science Center College Station, TX trache@tamu.edu

You will learn about

Biology – the science of life Optics – the science of light

Microscopes – instruments that look at the greatest secrets of the smallest life forms

You will explore

Cells – the smallest units of a living organism

Tissues - collections of cells that perform a similar function within an organism

Organisms – assemblies of molecules that function as a whole and have the properties of life

Imagine the possibilities!

Atomic force microscopy - Seeing without light

Fluorescence microscopy - Visualizing sub-cellular components

Education and Career options in Science

Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that uses methods of the physical sciences for the investigation

of biological systems.

Research Lecture: Andreea Trache, Associate Professor – Department of Medical Physiology Texas A&M Health Science Center “Looking through the lens. The art of magnification”

Education/career lecture:

Sarah Irving , Student – College of Veterinary Science Texas A&M University“ My Journey to Vet School”

Hands-on experience: •Humans in space •Ray optics

•Marine organisms microscopy •Diffraction

Research Lecture:

Warren Zimmer, Professor – Department of Medical Physiology Texas A&M Health Science Center “Who Done It? The Forensic DNA Scientist Knows”

Education/career lecture: Devin Smith, Student – College of Veterinary Science, Texas A&M University. “How did I get into Veterinary School?”

Hands-on experience: •DNA Forensics •How to inflate a balloon? •Extract DNA from strawberries

•Polarization in television •Holography

Research Lecture:

Roland Kaunas, Associate Professor – Department of Biomedical Engineering , Texas A&M University. “How Cells Cope with Stress”

Education/career lecture: Andres Santos, Postdoctoral Research Associate – Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center “My Journey to Become a Molecular Research Scientist”

Hands-on experience: •3D printing •Communicating with light

•Stress in materials •Hand-held microscopy

Research Lecture: Andreea Trache, Associate Professor – Department of Medical Physiology Texas A&M Health Science Center “Looking through the lens: the art of magnification”

Demonstration: Jim Pennington, Professor, Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University. “Chemistry Road Show”

Research Lecture:

Luis Rene Garcia, Associate Professor–Department of Biology Texas A&M University “C elegans: Complex behaviors and simple nervous system”

Education/career lecture: Lindsey Nyquist and Sophie Judson, Student - PEER Program, Texas A&M University. “Women in agricultural sciences”

Hands-on experience: •Practical Microscopy • Live C Elgans (Roundworm) •Optical Fibers and Lasers

•Thermal Sensitivity •Ray Optics

Research Lecture:

Tim McLaughlin, Professor - Department of Visualization, Texas A&M University. “STE(A)M Powered Education”

Bruce Riley, Professor Department of Biology Texas A&M University “Zebra Fish”

Hands-on activity:

•Marine Organisms •Live Zebra Fish •Diffraction of Light •Natural Autofluorescence •Light Polarization in Nature

Research Lecture: Sarah Bondos, Assistant Professor – Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine Texas A&M Health Science Center “Drosophila as a genetic model for human disease”

Larry Johnson, Professor -College of Veterinary Medicine Texas A & M University, “Love your lungs”

Admissions Presentations:

John Buchanan, Admissions Counselor “Admissions at Texas A&M University”

Hands-on activity: •Live Fruit Flies •Protein Fibers •Optical “Desserts”

•Magnifying the Objects Around You •Dispersion & Diffusion

Research Lecture: Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Associate Professor – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University “Biomaterial Research: from Jello and Spandex to Contacts and Heart Valves”

Education/career lecture: Devin Smith, Student – College of Veterinary Science, Texas A&M University, “How did I get into Veterinary School?”

Hands-on activity: •Science of Materials •Communicating With Light •Humans in Space •Stress in Materials

Research Lecture: Sharon Gursky-Doyen, Professor – Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University. “Primatology and discoveries about tarsiers”

Education/careerlecture:

Jennifer Graham, Student – College of Veterinary MedicineTexas A&M University. “Eye-blinking rabbits/How I decided to go to college”

Hands-on experience: • SPIE: Texas A&M Student Chapter, Optics – Building lenses with Jell-O• Optical Illusions

Research Lecture: Lawrence Dangott, Professor - Texas A&M University“Proteins: Molecules of life”

Education/career lecture: Beverly Crocker, Student – College of Veterinary Medicine Texas A&M University. “College knowledge”

Hands-on experience: • Veronica Sanchez, Professor - Texas A&M Health Science Center“DNA isolation from strawberries”• Glow in the dark with UV light • Polarization • Microscopy: Model organisms-insects

Research Lecture: Jerome Trzeciakowski, Professor – Texas A&M Health Science Center“How medicines affect living systems”

Demonstration: Jim Pennington, Professor, Department of ChemistryTexas A&M University“Chemistry Road Show”

Research Lecture: Tim McLaughlin, Professor - Department of VisualizationTexas A&M University. “STEM powered learning for the on-demand generation: Where art hooks up with science”

Admissions presentation: John Buchanan, Admissions Counselor “Admissions at Texas A&M University”

Education/career lecture: Alfredo Perez, Student – Department of Electrical EngineeringTexas A&M University. “Design and applications of integrated circuits/ How I decided to go to college”

Hands-on activity: • Integrated circuits under microscope• Infrared light & multicolor laser fluorescence • Hand-held microscope

Research Lecture: Van G. Wilson, Professor – Texas A&M Health Science Center“Viruses and cancer”

Education/career lecture: Sunny Scobell, PhD, Department of Biology, Texas A&M University“From cornfields to the coast: How a small-town girl got into big-time science”

Hands-on activity: • Microscopy: Pipefish and seahorse• Waves demonstration• Communicating over a laser beam

Certificate of completion

Research Lecture: Andreea Trache, Professor - Texas A&M Health Science Center“Exploring the live cell using optical microscopy”

Demonstration: Jim Pennington, Senior Lecturer - Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, “Chemistry Road Show”

Hands-on experience: Optical Illusions

Research Lecture: Warren Zimmer, Professor - Texas A&M Health Science Center“Who Done It? The Forensic DNA Scientist Knows”

Education/career lecture: Beverly Crocker, Student – College of Veterinary Medicine“College Knowledge”

Hands-on experience: Blacklight/UV fluorescence; Baking soda & vinegar experiment

Demonstration: DNA Gel Electrophoresis

Research Lecture: Larry Johnson, Professor – Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University“Science and Careers in Science – College of Veterinary Medicine”

Education/career lecture: Sara Spikes, PhD, Dept. of Teaching, Learning, and Culture, Texas A&M University, “Becoming a Scientist“

Hands-on experience: Microscopy – Insects and marine organisms

Research Lecture: Veronica Sanchez, Professor - Texas A&M Health Science Center“Principles of DNA Isolation with Strawberries”

Admissions presentation: Jon Buchanan – Admissions at Texas A&M UniversityWanda Watson – Admissions to Medical School at Texas A&M Health Science CenterThena E. Parrott – Admissions to Nursing program at Blinn College

Hands-on activity: DNA Isolation from StrawberriesHand held microscope

Demonstrations: Wet lab tour and advanced microscopy demonstration

Research Lecture: Van G. Wilson, Professor – Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University “Viruses and Cancer”

Education/career lecture: Caroline Vasquez, Student – Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture, Texas A&M University “How I decided to go to College”

Hands-on activity: Microscopy - Diatoms and algaeCertificate of completion

Fall Semester 2010

Research Lecture: Andreea Trache, Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center “Exploring the live cell using optical microscopy”

Demonstration: Jim Pennington, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, “Chemistry Road Show”

Hands-on experience: Optical Illusions

Research Lecture: Larry Dangott, Director Protein Chemistry Lab, Texas A&M University

“Protein Structure” Education/career lecture: Ruth Mullins, PhD Student, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M

University, “The exciting field of Oceanography – Wave formation” Hands-on experience: Wave formation

Microscopy - Marine organisms

Research Lecture: Warren Zimmer, Professor - Texas A&M Health Science Center

“Who Done It? The Forensic DNA Scientist Knows” Education/career lecture: Alfredo Perez, PhD Student, Department of Electrical and Computer

Engineering, Texas A&M University, “Electronic circuits and their production “ Hands-on experience: Microscopy - Integrated circuits Demonstrations: DNA Gel Electrophoresis

Research Lecture: Lucinda Pritchard, Aggieland Prospective Student Center

“Admissions at Texas A&M University” Education/career lecture: Sara E. Spikes, PhD Student, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture,

Texas A&M University, “ Becoming a Scientist” Hands-on activity: Blacklight fluorescence Demonstrations: Wet lab tour and advanced microscopy demonstration

Research Lecture: Gonzalo Rivera, Professor - College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M

University, “Are you ready for an unpredictable scientific journey?” Education/career lecture: Tina Gumienny, Professor - Texas A&M Health Science Center

“Using a nematode to understand how your cells talk to each other” Hands-on activity: Microscopy – Life cycle

Live C. elegans microscopy Certificate of completion

Fall Semester 2009

Research Lecture: Andreea Trache, Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center

“Exploring the cell: Optics applied to biological studies” Education/career lecture: Larry Johnson, Professor, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences

Texas A&M University “Science and Careers in Science”

Hands-on experience: Optical Illusions

Research Lecture: Hongmin Qin, Professor, Department of Biology Texas A&M University

“Intraflagellar transport and flagellar assembly: New sights into cilia-dependent disease”

Education/career lecture: Shari Hilding-Kronforst, PhD student, Department of Geology & Geophysics “One journey to graduate school”

Hands-on experience: Green Algae

Research Lecture: Roland Kaunas Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Texas A&M University “How Cells Cope with Stress”

Education/career lecture: Bonny Millimaki, PhD student, Department of Biology “My road to Science“ Ruth Mullins, PhD student, Department of Oceanography “The exciting field of Oceanography & Galapagos Islands”

Hands-on experience: Zebra Fish embryos, Plankton

Research Lecture: Tina Gumienny, Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center

“C. elegans - a tiny free-living nematode” Education/career lecture: Laura Ruebush, PhD student, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture

“Putting the pieces together – A personal journey to graduate school” Ruth Mullins, PhD student, Department of Oceanography “Galapagos Islands”

Hands-on activity: Ocean waves, Densitometry Demonstrations: Confocal fluorescence microscopy of live cells

Research Lecture: Sarah Bondos, Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center “Drosophila as a genetic model for human disease”

Education/career lecture: Marissa Munoz, PhD student, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture “How I decided to attend Graduate School”

Hands-on activity: Fruit fly embryos and mutants Demonstrations: Confocal fluorescence microscopy of tissue Certificate of completion

Fall Semester 2008, Saturday morning 9:30am - 12:30am

Research Lecture: Andreea Trache, Professor, TAM-HSC, Optics and Biology: Science of light applied to science of life

Education/career lecture: Bonny Millimaki, PhD student, Biology Dept., My road to science

Hands-on activity: Zebra fish

This event was canceled due to Hurricane Ike. Activities were rescheduled on November 22.

Research Lecture: Warren Zimmer, Professor, TAM-HSC, Why teach DNA to high-school students?

Education/career lecture: Andrea Hsu, PhD student, Chemistry Dept, My life as a scientist and engineer!! Hands-on activity: Mitosis

Demonstrations: Confocal fluorescence microscopy of fixed tissues

Research Lecture: Jerome Trzeciakowski, Professor, TAM-HSC, How medicines affect living systems

Education/career lecture: Larry Johnson, Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Careers in Science

Demonstrations: Confocal fluorescence microscopy of fixed cells

Research Lecture: Jay. Humphrey, Professor, Biomedical Engineering Dept, The physics and biology of

why exercise is good for your heart

Education/career lecture: Sara Spikes, PhD student, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture Becoming a scientist

Hands-on activity: Swelling cells

Demonstrations: Confocal fluorescence microscopy of live cells

Research Lecture: Soon-Mi Lim, Postdoctoral Research Associate, TAM-HSC, How an atomic force

microscope shows cellular structure

Hands-on activity: AFM tips Demonstrations: Imaging live cells with the atomic force microscope

Poster Day – students’ presentations

Certificate of completion

National Science Foundation CAREER award Texas A&M Health Science Center

Office of Research and Graduate Studies Department of Medical Physiology

Girl Scouts of Central Texas Chroma Technology International Society for Optics and Photonics SPIE - Texas A&M University Chapter Texas A&M University Educational Outreach Programs Olympus America