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Science Unplugged at Rocky Point HS
The program allows students to to speak with professionals from the field and learn more about being a research scientist.
From Rocky Point Schools: As part of the Science Unplugged program offered through Stony Brook University’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, Rocky Point High School students in Guy Reid’s Human Anatomy & Physiology classes learned about the influence of fat on stem cells and current schizophrenia research during guest lectures from Adrian Di Antonio and Ashleigh Lussenden, graduate researchers at Stony Brook University.
During the presentations, “Your Brain is So Fat” and “Shining a New Light to an Old Stigma,” the high school and college students discussed the structure of stem cells and their ability to differentiate. Students and presenters also discussed possible pathways for developing therapeutic treatments for schizophrenia. These topics tie to class topics related to the brain and human nervous system. The “Science Unplugged” program gives the students the opportunity to speak with professionals from the field, learn about their research and familiarize themselves with what it means to be a research scientist.
Photos courtesy of the Rocky Point School District
