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Dresden Science Night 2011

During Dresden Science Night, the MPI-CBG will open its doors for the public and show what we do.

Be ready to visit us on 1 July 2011 from 18:00-1:00. Learn more about the MPI-CBG at our many stations, see spectacular science, live cells, and try some hands-on experiments.

Drinks and snacks will be available in the cafeteria.

PROGRAMME

18:30
Prof. Wieland Huttner: Neural Stem Cells and Brain Evolution

20:00
Prof. Elisabeth Knust: Of Flies and Men - Genes and Diseases

18:00-21:00
Fische, Zellen, Wassermonster
Kids area with hands-on experiments: Use a microscope to look at live cells. Join and win the pipetting world championship. See a live sample of an axolotl: this salamander can regrow entire limbs!

18:00-1:00
Beautiful Science
An exhibition of images taken in the labs of the MPI-CBG. Sometimes artefacts, but always extremely beautiful!

18:00-1:00
Human vs. Robot
Ever tried to pipette as fast as a robot?

18:00-23:00
Yeast with dementia and protein origami
Learn how proteins fold and fold some proteins yourself - at the computer and from paper.

18:00-1:00
Head or Tail? – Gruselshow der Monsterwürmer
Amazing Schmidtea mediterranea will show you their regeneration show. How do they know where to grow the tail or the head?

18:00-1:00
Molecular Motors and Nanorobots
So tiny and so efficient: See some really cool bionanotechnology!
A joint presentation of the MPI-CBG and B CUBE (TU Dresden)

18:00-1:00
Die Sendung mit der Maus
Visit the Transgenic Core Facility and see DNA fragments being injected in a blastocyst. How can you knock-out a gene? What are embryonic stem cells?

18:00-23:00
Tiny Things XXL - Electron Microscopy
Get a guided tour through the Electron Microscopy Facility and learn how samples are prepared.

18:00-1:00
Miracle Healer from Mexico – The Axolotl
See live samples of axolotls. Experts will answer any question you may have on these salamanders with a huge potential to regenerate. Why can they and why can't we? 

18:00-21:00
Lab Jazz
Our international jazz band will give you da blooz! Standards, Swing, Latin Jazz, Blues –  It's groovy and it will rock you!

18:00-1:00
via mobil
The via mobil stops in front of the MPI-CBG. Get more information on the 2011 via regia exhibition there.