Scientific Discovery: Cape Cod
Schedule
The full schedule for this year's Scientific Discovery Program: Cape Cod will be announced soon. In the meantime, you can view the on-site schedule for the 2022 program below.
Arrivals
Welcome reception
Keynote: Dave Remsen, "What's So Special about Woods Hole?"
CRISPR Day 1: Genetics
Lab work: Microinjection practice
Tour the MBL / WHOI Rare Book Collection
Welcome dinner with featured speaker
CRISPR Day 2: Inject Guide RNAs
Gene editing history and context
Lab work: Zebrafish mutations
Gemma boat trip for sample collection to Vineyard Sound
CRISPR Day 3: Genetics
Lab work: Documentation and imaging, DNA staining
Tour the Marine Resource Center with guest speaker
Dinner with Scientists and Human Nature screening
Ecology
Coral Reefs and Climate Change
Digital explorations
Suggested afternoon activities
Microscopy Day 1
Lab work: Imaging and staining techniques
Create your own biological art
Keynote: Lisa Abbo, “Aquatic Invertebrates and Human Health”
Dinner at historic restaurant
Microscopy Day 2
Lab work: Documentation and classification
Tour the central microscopy facility
Keynote: Abhishek Kumar, “How AI is Applied to Imaging Analyses”
Departures