In recognition of the World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, students and researchers from the University of Regina’s El-Halfawy Lab and Faculty of Science will be at the Saskatchewan Science Centre on Saturday, November 21, from 1:00–4:00 pm for Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness: Microbe Madness.
Students and Researchers from the University of Regina are bringing interactive, fun, hands-on activities from the lab to the exhibit floor to highlight the importance of antibiotics and impact of antimicrobial resistance on global health.
Build your Own Microbe! Draw and colour your own microbe on paper.
Genetic Wonders: Extracting DNA from Strawberries Extract DNA from strawberries.
Sinking Superbugs: Handwash Challenge* A fingerprinting activity on agar plates. It demonstrates the importance of hand washing by sampling bacteria on your hands before and after using hand sanitizer.
Environmental Investigation: Swab & See* Swab items of your choice, whether personal belongings or objects around the science center, on agar in Petri dishes to see how much bacteria are on them.
Bacterial Invasion: Defend Your Disk* Choose a few antibiotics and see how well they defend a disk against a bacterial invasion.
Agar Art: Painting in a Petri Dish* Draw and colour with bacteria on agar in a Petri dish.
Meet a Researcher Visitors can talk to real microbiologist and researchers who tackle superbugs at the UofR, and ask them questions about their world and the world of microbes
Activities included with General Admission.