School groups are invited to join other Year 12 biology school groups to improve your understanding of Unit 4 subject matter and practice laboratory skills relevant to genetics.
Delivered by Dr Gurion Ang and current undergraduate biology students, explore concepts in:
- recombinant DNA (bacterial transformation)
- gene regulation and DNA extraction
- amplification (PCR)
- analysis (gel electrophoresis).
You'll assess your knowledge at the end of Experience Genetics with a quiz to earn a limited-edition Experience Genetics 2025 sticker.
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Session dates
- Wednesday 25 June – fully booked
- Monday 14 July
- Tuesday 15 July – fully booked
- Wednesday 16 July
- Thursday 17 July
- Friday 18 July
- Monday 21 July
- Tuesday 22 July
- Wednesday 23 July – fully booked
- Thursday 24 July
- Friday 25 July
- Monday 28 July
- Tuesday 29 July
- Wednesday 30 July
To discuss bespoke offerings of Experience Genetics for your school to suit your timetable, email Dr Gurion Ang at gurion.ang@uq.edu.au.
Cost
Tickets are $25 excluding GST ($27.50 including GST) per student.
Schools will only pay an amount based on the final number of students who attend. Note that from 2025, the payment process will change. Schools will be provided information and a payment link to make payment. A tax invoice/receipt will be downloadable upon payment for your financial records. We will no longer be issuing payment invoices for Experience Genetics.
Attendance is free for teachers and laboratory technicians. Transport to and from the UQ St Lucia campus is at your school’s expense.
Registration
Registration should be completed by a nominated school teacher. Please email Dr Gurion Ang gurion.ang@uq.edu.au with your school name, number of students attending, and contact name and details of all accompanying teachers.
Joining instructions, including where to alight, campus map, risk assessment and public liability documentation are provided in Term 2, 2025.
Note to students: if your school does not attend Experience Genetics, you should consider attending the Year 12 Queensland Winter Biology School.
Program
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9am | Welcome and lab safety |
| 9:15am | Micropipette tutorial, recombinant DNA, DNA extraction and PCR |
| 11:45am | Break |
| 12:20pm | Gel electrophoresis |
| 1:15pm | Quiz |
| 1:45pm | Close |
Assumed knowledge
Prior to attending Experience Genetics, it is assumed that students have covered the following content:
- basic structure of DNA
- gene versus genome
- transcription and translation.
