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Fish You Well: What Zebrafish Can Teach Us About Development and Disease

This program presents the zebrafish as an exciting animal model for basic and translational research. Zebrafish have unique attributes, like transparent embryos and external (outside of mom), fast development. This makes zebrafish helpful for answering many different research questions, especially questions about the development of an organism from egg to adult. Here, we showcase the zebrafish with interactive activities for all age groups, including spotting zebrafish embryos at different stages of development, following food movement through a live zebrafish’s system, picking out fish with special traits, and learning how we can change the zebrafish’s DNA with a tool called CRISPR.

Presented by:

  • Julia Ganz, Faculty, Integrative Biology, MSU
  • Brooke Jeffery, Graduate student, Integrative Biology, MSU
  • Eryl Bevan, Graduate student, Integrative Biology, MSU
  • Mujahid Shah, Postdoctoral Associate, Integrative Biology, MSU
  • Matthew Spaulding, Post-bac student, Integrative Biology, MSU
  • Isabella Rinaldi, Undergraduate student, Neuroscience Program, MSU

Suggested for ages: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Plant and Animal Sciences
  • Science Education
  • STEAM Expo Days 149

Time and Location

  • 4/5/2025 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility First Floor, South Wing

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