Dr. Peggy Thaxton (standing) watching students transferring DNA from a test tube!
The NSF team developed two modules of education workshop, a knowledge-based lecture and hands-on lab work.
The workshop "Stepping into Biotechnology" in action: hands-on laboratory experience with "Biotechnology 101".
(Leland High School in Leland, MS, Washington School in Greenville, MS, and Hollandale Middle School in Arcola, MS).

Students and teachers from the Biology II class from Leland High School.

Students and teachers from the Biology I class.

The students enjoyed pipetting (transferring) DNA and watching DNA moving in a gel.

A CSI scene, who committed the crime?
Students and teachers from Hollandale Junior High School.(standing next to the student, Dr. Andrew Woodward, a postdoc in the Chen lab,
and far end of lab, Dr. Brian Scheffler, a project collaborator in Stoneville, MS).

Students and teachers from Hollandale Junior High School.

Washington School students watched their DNA precipitate out into the test tube. Awesome, I got DNA!

The students at Austin Academy, a magnet school in the suburb of Dallas, were loading DNA for agarose gel electrophoresis

The students at Austin Academy, a magnet school in the suburb of Dallas, were loading DNA for agarose gel electrophoresisor.

Group picture the workshop participants at Texas A&M University