CMI Interactive Displays a Part of CVM Open House

April 16, 2018 Staff

The Comparative Medicine Institute coordinated the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Open House Research Building tour on Saturday, March 24, 2018. The “Saving Lives through Discovery” program let visitors “meet world renowned scientist, explore career opportunities and learn about the many exciting discoveries taking place within the biomedical sciences and scientific research areas through interactive displays.”

Over 50+ volunteers help to staff the research exhibits that provided hands-on interactive science in program areas such as infectious disease modeling, clinical studies, regenerative medicine and biomedical engineering. The activities included: “Growing Hearts in a Dish,” “Infectious Diseases and One Health,” “Yard Monsters: Invisible Parasites,” “No Guts, No Glory,” “Drugs for Bugs,” “Gels for Cells,” “Green Eggs and Green Ham,” Yikes…Is My Chicken Nugget Alive?” “Sound of Music…for Cells,” and “Disease Detectives.” The Graduate Student Association members were also present to share information on career opportunities. The CMI presence at the Open House reached beyond the Research Building as the Clinical Studies Core located in the Firestone Hallway of the College of Veterinary Medicine building included activity for children that highlighted the scientific method utilizing dry ice and soap bubbles!

This annual college outreach opportunity has allowed the CMI and CVM research to display human and animal health through exhibits that allow for visitors of all ages to participate in activities that will encourage interest and involvement in science and research.

The CMI would like to recognize and thank the following for their participation and contributions to this event:

GSA “Biomedical Careers” – Takiyah Ball, Paul Cray, Laura Minnema, Paige Nemec, Katie Sapko, Brittany Vallette
CMI EID “Infectious Disease & One Health” – Sid Thakur, Michelle Balbin, Haley Cardamone, Ayanna Glaize, Angie Song
CMI EID “Drugs for Bugs” – Joshua Pierce, Bethany Cook, Bram Frohock, Edward Kalkreuter, Lexie Malico, Patrick Parker, Kaylib Robinson, You-Chen Lin
CMI EID “Yard Monsters: Invisible Parasites” – Julie Bradley, Brittany Thomas
CMI FTE “Heart in a Dish” – Li Qiao, Shiqi Hu, Teng Su
CMI FTE “Gels for Cells” – Stephanie Cone, Olgha Davis, Alex Kyu, Ismaeel Muhamed, Camilo Navarro, Paul Warren, Emily Wrona
CMI FTE “Green Eggs and Green Ham” – Jorge Piedrahita, Kathryn Polkoff, Jessica Proctor
CMI FTE “Sound of Music…for Cells” and “Yikes…Is My Chicken Nugget Alive?” – Parth Chansori, Lokesh Narayanan, Rohan Shirwaiker
CMI TPP “No Guts, No Glory” – Chistopher Dekaney, Mandy Biarud, Jocsa Cortes, John Freund, Liara Gonzalez
CMI TPP “Disease Detective” – Scott Laster, Shila Nordone, Alix Berglund, David Brodsky,Stephanie Johnstone, Jessica Gilbertie
CMI Program General Information: Linda Costine, Tyler Johnson, Pedro Huebner
CMI Photography – Shilpa Sivashankar
CMI Clinical Studies Core: Eleanor Hawkins, Corey Moore and Katie Boyd