Making a Difference: Education at the 10th International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics

Hutson, Lara D.; Liang, Jennifer O.; Pickart, Michael A.; Pierret, Chris; Tomasciewicz, Henry G.

doi:10.1089/zeb.2012.0840

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“…Finally, in addition to promoting zebrafish research, ZND can also be a used in biomedical education and teaching, where the potential of this model organism is becoming widely recognized. 65,[76][77][78][79] For example, high-school and college educators can use ZND to identify effective treatments and experimental models to be used for classroom demonstrations and independent research projects of their students.…”

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The Zebrafish Neurophenome Database (ZND): A Dynamic Open-Access Resource for Zebrafish Neurophenotypic Data

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Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are widely used in neuroscience research, where their utility as a model organism is rapidly expanding. Low cost, ease of experimental manipulations, and sufficient behavioral complexity make zebrafish a valuable tool for high-throughput studies in biomedicine. To complement the available repositories for zebrafish genetic information, there is a growing need for the collection of zebrafish neurobehavioral and neurological phenotypes. For this, we are establishing the Zebrafish Neurophenome Database (ZND; www.tulane.edu/∼znpindex/search ) as a new dynamic online open-access data repository for behavioral and related physiological data. ZND, currently focusing on adult zebrafish, combines zebrafish neurophenotypic data with a simple, easily searchable user interface, which allow scientists to view and compare results obtained by other laboratories using various treatments in different testing paradigms. As a developing community effort, ZND is expected to foster innovative research using zebrafish by federating the growing body of zebrafish neurophenotypic data.

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The Zebrafish Neurophenome Database (ZND): A Dynamic Open-Access Resource for Zebrafish Neurophenotypic Data

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“…Zebrafish are increasingly being used as a model organism for many different areas of biological research, including genetics, developmental biology, neuroscience, toxicology, and disease modeling (e.g., [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. They are also a powerful teaching tool, as has been demonstrated by many other studies (e.g., [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24].…”

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Using Zebrafish to Bring Hands-On Laboratory Experiences to Urban Classrooms

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Ali²,

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Zebrafish are widely used as a model organism for research. Zebrafish embryos are also a useful resource for teaching students about vertebrate development. Here we describe a collaboration between two high school teachers and two university professors that used zebrafish to bring hands-on laboratory experiences to inner-city students, with the aim of increasing tangibility, and improving student understanding and retention, of several fundamental scientific concepts, such as the scientific method, cell division, mitosis, and Mendelian genetics. We describe and provide supporting material for each of the four laboratory modules that we developed. We also discuss the obstacles that we encountered and include suggestions of ways to overcome these. This collaboration provides an example of how high school teachers with very little zebrafish experience can gain the knowledge and confidence to develop and implement modules such as these in a relatively short period of time. Owing to the wide availability of zebrafish resources, these laboratories should provide a useful resource for other teachers who are interested in integrating more hands-on, inquiry-based investigations using live animals into their classes. We also hope to encourage other zebrafish researchers to collaborate with local teachers in similar projects.

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“…Many educational facilities throughout the world have started using zebrafish embryos as a learning tool in undergraduate studies, thus demonstrating their value in this role. [20][21][22][23][24] Moreover, the Butantan Institutewhich is a pioneering Brazilian health sciences institution that also houses a large science park with museums (https://butantan. gov.br/instituto-butantan/science-park)contributes to ongoing science education for schools and the wider community through its Plataforma ZebrafishÔ.…”

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Zebrafish Beyond the Bench: The ‘Plataforma Zebrafish Open Doors’ Programme

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The Butantan Institute is a pioneering Brazilian health sciences institution, which also houses a large science park with museums that contribute to ongoing science education for schools and the wider community. In recent years, as part of Butantan Institute’s Plataforma Zebrafish™, zebrafish embryos have been used for the dissemination of scientific knowledge during on-site events and as part of outreach campaigns to non-scientific audiences, mostly children. The aim of this work is mainly to demystify the activities of the scientific researcher, highlight the role of science in the furthering of knowledge, and increase public interest and confidence in science. In this article, the Institute’s ‘Plataforma Zebrafish Open Doors’ programme is described, which offered guided tours of the laboratory facilities. The tours gave visitors the opportunity to observe zebrafish research and embryo development, and to use the knowledge gained from this experience as a framework for understanding fundamental ethical issues. During the 2-day event, around 800 visitors (most of them school-age children) attended. Together with the guided tours, our experience of outreach offered meaningful opportunities to bring children and members of the public closer to science and ‘real-life’ scientists, hopefully inspiring and encouraging the next generation of scientists. It also gave the scientists an opportunity to engage more closely with wider society. We believe that these activities also substantially contribute to the wider dissemination of relevant experimental results that have been obtained with public funding and that impact society in general.

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Making a Difference: Education at the 10th International Conference on Zebrafish Development and Genetics

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

The Zebrafish Neurophenome Database (ZND): A Dynamic Open-Access Resource for Zebrafish Neurophenotypic Data

The Zebrafish Neurophenome Database (ZND): A Dynamic Open-Access Resource for Zebrafish Neurophenotypic Data

Using Zebrafish to Bring Hands-On Laboratory Experiences to Urban Classrooms

Zebrafish Beyond the Bench: The ‘Plataforma Zebrafish Open Doors’ Programme

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