SHARING IN THE DISCOVERY STEM CELL LEARNING LAB

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This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. To inform and educate the public about stem cell and regenerative medicine research at the UW-Madison. This is a new collaborative effort among the UW-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, Biotech Center, Primate Center and their outreach partners throughout Wisconsin. Through this effort, we are setting up a stem cell learning lab for the public at the Biotechnology Center, to serve everyone from students grades 4-12, through college students, and all the way to alumi, retirees and other "lifelong learners." Visitors will be able to work in a lab using real lab techniques but will work directly with simulated cells and media due to biosafety issues. They will be able to indirectly work with real cells; that is, they will be able to observe real monkey, mouse and human cells and tissues under the microscope when these materialas are handled by project educators trained in biosafety protocols. Groups will also be able to visit the Primate Center and learn about its important role in UW-Madison stem cell history and current research. Lab setup is occuring early in 2008; the first groups will visit beginning in April 2008. Through this project, we are also scheduling UW-Madison stem cell and regenerative medicine speakers to present to numerous audiences about this broad scientific field. These audiences include 4-H groups, Wisconsin Alumni Association groups, College for Kids and many other groups in 2008. This project relies on the time and resources of the WNPRC Public Information Officer, who is also a university relations specialist for the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center. This project uses federally approved human embryonic stem cell lines obtained from James Thomson's lab.