Science Explorers (for Grades 7-12)

Program Outline & Learning Objectives

• Learn about microbes and microbiology
• Learn about the importance of maintaining hygiene demonstrated through hand-on experiments
• Learn about different media used for culturing and isolating pathogens from clinical samples
• Learn how to use a light microscope
• Observe live and 'good' bacteria under the light microscope
• Perform in-patient & out-patient visits of the largest paediatric hospital, Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute
• Visit a state-of-the-art research facility covering microbiology, molecular biology, and the genomics center- Introduction to laboratory equipment and machines for example, thermocycler for PCR, sequencing machine, robots for automated lab work etc.
• Meet an Infectious Disease Detective in action - Shadow him/her performing hands-on laboratory tests for bacterial identification using microbiological and/or molecular methods inside the laboratory
• Understand the concepts behind antimicrobial susceptibility testing and how scientists identify which antibiotics work
• Conduct hands-on experiments to extract and visualize DNA
• Engage in group activities for example scrapbook, poster presentation or slide presentation etc.
• Receive certificate from Dr. Senjuti Saha upon successful completion of the program.

After the application is submitted, the applicant will be contacted to schedule a mandatory online introductory session. To be considered for a specific batch, the application must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the intended joining date.