Exploration Labs: Protein Structural Biology in 3D

Proteins are one of the key products of the genetic code. Students examine DNA and protein structures using the same scientific databases as Brookhaven scientists.

Program Cost

$225

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact:

Menzel Smith-Jones
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400C – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-4495 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
mjones@bnl.gov

In our state of-the-art 3D theater, students view and generate protein models to explore the relationship between structure and function. They will utilize the Protein Data Bank to view this relationship.

Audience for This Program

Grades: 5-8