Date/Time
Date(s) - Monday, March 12, 2018
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Location
Biotech Without Borders

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A 12-hour class in Three Weeknight Sessions – March 12th-14th, 6-10PM

Proteins are the beautiful and magnificent molecular machines that keep us running, that build our body’s structures, and allow us to perceive the world around us. When they go rogue, that’s when a disease state happens. It has only been in the past thirty years or so that we have learned to engineer them to suit our own purposes, and to reverse damage. In this class you will learn to use 3D modeling software and public databases to visualize them. Then you will engineer a fluorescent green protein to turn a different color. You will also learn how to extract and purify the proteins you make.

Instructor

Dr. Ellen Jorgensen is president of Biotech Without Borders, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting science literacy and hands-on access to biotechnology. In 2009 she cofounded Genspace, named one of the World’s Top 10 Innovative Companies in Education by Fast Company. Her efforts to promote low-cost bio-innovation are featured in Nature, Science, Discover, Wired, Make, BBC News, Dan Rather, PBS News, Discovery Channel, and The NY Times. She has a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, spent many years in the biotechnology industry, and is faculty at Cooper Union. Her TED talks (Biohacking: You Can Do It Too and What You Need To Know About CRISPR) have received over 2M views. Fast Company named her one of their Most Creative Leaders in Business.