The Zoo in You: Exploring the Human Microbiome

描述(由申请者提供)：俄勒冈州科学与工业博物馆(OMSI)与J·克雷格·文特尔研究所(JCVI)合作，计划开发一个2000平方英尺的双语(英语和西班牙语)巡回展览，在全国范围内参观科学中心、健康博物馆和其他相关场馆。展览将吸引参观者参与美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)人类微生物组项目(HMP)的尖端研究，并探索微生物组对人类健康的影响。为了丰富游客体验，Zoo in You项目还将为成年观众制作一个互动的双语网站和深度节目，包括科学咖啡馆和读书小组。 JCVI将为该项目提供其作为HMP基因组研究主要站点的专业知识和经验。此外，来自俄勒冈健康与科学大学、马尔特诺马县图书馆、马尔特诺马县卫生局、科学实践博物馆、明尼苏达州科学博物馆以及其他专家的顾问将指导OMSI的展品和项目的发展。学习创新研究所将与OMSI合作，对展品、项目和网站进行评估。将在OMSI、Science Works和旅游场馆用英语和西班牙语进行前端、形成性、补充性和终结性评估。 展览的目标受众是有4-12年级孩子的家庭和学校团体。拉美裔家庭是优先受众，项目交付成果将以双语和双文化的方式开发。你的动物园将在至少八年的时间里每年参观三个场馆。我们保守估计，全国巡演期间参观展览的人数将超过200万人。这个项目提供了一个强大的机会，让博物馆参观者了解基因组研究的新发现，邀请家庭一起学习，并向不同的观众展示和解释与健康相关的研究成果。 公共卫生相关性(由申请者提供)：我们的研究教育项目，你的动物园(ZIY)：探索人类微生物组，与公共卫生相关，因为它将向参展者和项目参与者介绍NIH人类微生物组项目(HMP)的重要新研究。参观者将把基础研究、人类健康和他们自己的个人经历联系起来。双语(英语和西班牙语)ZIY展览和节目将以愉快和引人入胜的方式展示研究成果和公共卫生信息，以接触不同的家庭和成人观众。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), in partnership with the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), proposes to develop the Zoo in You: Exploring the Human Microbiome, a 2,000 square foot bilingual (English and Spanish) traveling exhibition for national tour to science centers, health museums, and other relevant venues. The exhibition will engage visitors in the cutting edge research of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Human Microbiome Project (HMP) and explore the impact of the microbiome on human health. To enrich the visitor experience, the Zoo in You project will also produce an interactive bilingual website and in-depth programs including science cafes and book groups for adult audiences. JCVI will provide its expertise and experience as a major site for HMP genomics research to the project. In addition, advisors from the Oregon Health & Science University, Multnomah County Library, the Multnomah County Health Department, ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum, Science Museum of Minnesota, and other experts will guide OMSI's development of exhibits and programs. The Institute of Learning Innovation in collaboration with OMSI will evaluate the exhibits, programs, and website. Front-end, formative, remedial, and summative evaluation will be conducted in English and Spanish at OMSI, ScienceWorks, and tour venues. The exhibition's target audience is families and school groups with children in grades 4-12. Latino families are a priority audience and the project deliverables will be developed bilingually and biculturally. The Zoo in You will tour to three venues a year for a minimum of eight years. We conservatively estimate that over two million people will visit the exhibition during the national tour. This project presents a powerful opportunity to inform museum visitors about new discoveries in genomic research, to invite families to learn together, and to present and interpret health-related research findings for diverse audiences. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): Our research education program, the Zoo in You (ZIY): Exploring the Human Microbiome, is relevant to public health because it will inform exhibition visitors and program participants about the significant new research of the NIH's Human Microbiome Project (HMP). Visitors will make connections between basic research, human health, and their own personal experiences. The bilingual (English and Spanish) ZIY exhibits and programs will present research finding and public health information in enjoyable and engaging ways to reach diverse family and adult audiences.