Tentative Summer Camp Schedule

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Day 1 – Sunday, May 31

• 10:00pm – 11:00pm –Check-in/Registration
• 11:00pm – 1:00pm - Lunch / Safety Briefings
• 1:00pm – 5:00pm - Initial Sample Collections
• 5:00pm – 9:00pm - Dinner & Evening Activity
• 9:30pm - Lights Out/Room Check

 

Day 2 - Monday, June 1

• 8:00am – 8:45am - Breakfast
• 9:00am – 12:00am - Program Introduction & Microbiome Basics
• 12:00pm – 1:00pm - Lunch
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm - Pipetting tutorials
• 3:00pm - 5:30pm - Presentation Expectations and Examples
• 5:30pm - 9:00pm - Dinner & Evening Activity
• 9:30pm - Lights Out/Room Check

  

Day 3 - Tuesday, June 2

• 8:00am – 8:45am - Breakfast
• 9:00am – 10:00am - DNA & PCR
• 12:00pm – 1:00pm - Lunch
• 1:00pm – 3:30pm - DNA & PCR Continued
• 3:30pm - 5:30pm - Presentation Development
• 5:30pm - 9:00pm - Dinner & Evening Activity
• 9:30pm - Lights Out/Room Check

 

Day 4 - Wednesday, June 3

• 8:00am – 8:45am - Breakfast
• 9:00am – 10:00am - DNA Sequencing
• 10:00pm – 11:00am - Microscope 101 
• 11:00am - 12:00pm - Lunch
• 12:00pm – 2:00pm - Gram Staining 
• 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Boon Pickens Legacy Experience
• 3:00pm - 5:30pm - Presentation Development & Practice 
• 5:30pm – 9:00pm – Dinner & Social Activity 
• 9:30pm - Lights Out/Room Check

 

Day 5 - Thursday, June 4

• 8:00am – 9:00am - Breakfast
• 9:00am – 12:00am - What is BLAST?
• 12:00pm – 1:00pm - Lunch
• 1:00pm – 5:30pm - Finalize / Rehearse Presentations
• 5:30pm – 9:00pm – Dinner & Evening Activity
• 9:30pm - Lights Out/Room Check

 

Day 6 - Friday, June 5

• 8:00am – 9:00am - Breakfast / Check out of Dorms
• 9:00am – 12:00am - Program Evaluation, etc.
• 12:00pm – 1:00pm - Lunch
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm - Presentations to Faculty, Staff, and Family 
• 3:00pm - Departure