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Fish You Well: Using Zebrafish to Study Development and Disease

Type: Presentation

Description:
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, Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology, MSU
  • Brooke Jeffery, PhD Student, Integrative Biology, MSU
  • Ashoka Bandla, Graduate student, Integrative Biology, MSU

Ages: Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, Over 21 years only

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Plant and Animal Sciences
  • Science Education
  • STEAM Expo Days 120
  • Hands-on Science 80

Time and Location

  • Date/Time: 4/1/2023 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 2201

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