UCSD Graduate and Undergraduate Bioinformatics Council (GBIC and UBIC), UCSD Scientista

LEGO, let's go! Our booth will focus on exposing students to the wonders of bioinformatics and computational genomics with hands-on games. We will have a Lego-'DNA' sequencer, and we will allow students to 'generate' the DNA of a monster they can draw. They will be able to see the process of sequencing DNA through this game, and gain an understanding of Next-Gen Sequencing technology. Through this activity, we wish to spark the students’ interests in biology, bioinformatics, and SCIENCE!