Genetic Engineering-Science or Fiction?

Summer 2004

Workshop Outline:

DAY 1: June 21

• Genetics and Biotechnology: Cone Lecture1
• Tour of Transformation Core: Zhang
• Tissue Culture and Cloning Lab
• Genetic Engineering Mechanics: Zhang Lecture

DAY 2: June 22

• Risk assessment: Davis Lecture1
• Food safety: Davis Lecture2
• Unnatural Foods Lab
• The Golden Rice Story: Cone Lecture2
• Transgene Testing Lab

Fall 2004

Workshop Outline:

DAY 1: October 30

• 9:00am Genetic Engineering Mechanics: Zhang Lecture
• 10:00am Break
• 10:30am Tour of Transformation Core: Zhang
• 11:30am Unnatural Foods Lab
• 12:00pm Lunch
• 1:00pm Genetics and Biotechnology: Cone Lecture1
• 2:00pm The Golden Rice Story: Cone Lecture2
• 2:30pm Break
• 3:00pm Transgene Testing Lab
• 4:30pm Wrap-up

Summer 2005

Workshop Outline:

DAY 1: Friday, June 17

• 9:00am Genetics and Biotechnology: Cone Lecture1
• 10:00am Break
• 10:15am Tour of Transformation Core: Zhang
• 12:00pm Lunch
• 1:15pm Genetic Engineering Mechanics: Zhang Lecture
• 2:15pm Break
• 2:30pm pGLO Bacterial Transformation Lab

DAY 2: Saturday, June 18

• 9:00am Food Safety: Davis Lecture
• 10:00am Break
• 10:15am Unnatural Foods Lab
• 12:00pm Lunch
• 1:15pm The Golden Rice Story: Cone Lecture2
• 2:15pm Break
• 2:30pm Transgene Testing Lab

Summer 2006

Workshop Outline:

DAY 1: Friday, June 23

• 9:00am Genetics and Biotechnology: Cone Lecture1
• 10:00am Break
• 10:30am Genetic engineering mechanics: Zhang Lecture
• 11:30am Lunch
• 1:00pm Tour of Transformation Core and Sears Greenhouse: Zhang/Melia-Hancock
• 2:30pm Break
• 2:45pm pGLO Bacterial Transformation Lab

DAY 2: Saturday, June 24

• 9:00am Food Safety: Davis Lecture
• 10:00am Break
• 10:15am Unnatural Foods Lab
• 12:00pm Lunch
• 1:15pm The Golden Rice Story: Cone Lecture2
• 2:15pm Break
• 2:30pm Transgene Testing Lab