UCLA Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department

Engineering Cell Instructive Materials

Seguras! 2008

A laboratory Experience for High School Girls

Location

Segura Laboratory at the University of California Los Angeles

420 Westwood Plaza Engineering 1 Building Room 3024


August 11-16

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM


Monday August 11

10:00-10:30AM            Orientation

10:30-noon                   Alginate hydrogel formation demonstration

noon-1:00PM                Lunch

1:00 -2:30PM                Alginate hydrogel formation alone

2:30-3:00PM                Journal Writing


Tuesday August 12

10:00-noon                   Alginate hydrogel Mechanical Properties

noon-1:00PM                Lunch with HSSEAS summer program

2:00-2:30PM                 Alginate hydrogels for tissue culture

2:30-3:00PM                Journal Writing


Wednesday August 13

10:00-noon                   Plate cells on hydrogel surface

noon-1:00PM                Lunch

2:00-2:30PM                 Presentation of mechanical properties data

2:30-3:00PM                Journal Writing


Thursday August 14

10:00-noon                   Staining of cells on alginate gels

noon-1:00PM                Lunch

2:00-2:30PM                 Staining and picture taking

2:30-3:00PM                Journal Writing


Friday August 15

10:00-noon                   Repeat of favorite experiment

noon-1:00PM                Lunch with HSSEAS summer program

2:00-2:30PM                 Update of Journal

2:30-3:00PM                Ice cream and presentations of your results