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DNA DAY 2011 Help us improve it!

DNA DAY 2011 Help us improve it!. P. Burkowski, Austrian student (why we need DNA Day!).

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DNA DAY 2011 Help us improve it!

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  1. DNA DAY 2011Help us improve it!

  2. P. Burkowski, Austrian student (why we need DNA Day!) “Research on DNA and on the human genome is certain to remain a controversial topic. It appears to me that the key to a broader awareness and to a better understanding of its importance is information and respect. If scientists succeed in informing the public about their achievements, if they show that they proceed with the necessary respect for human dignity in the process of researching, we might eventually be able to leave behind narrow mind-frames and fears and thus initiate a more factual discussion….”

  3. “Evolution” of DNA Day • Third annual DNA Day, in collaboration with ASHG (use same essay questions) • 2008: “pilot” – Italian society was biggest promoter- 108 essays from 8 countries (most from Italy) • 2009 –96 abstracts from 13 countries • First submission through ESHG website • 2010- 142 abstracts from 18 countries

  4. How was 2010 different? • Started notifications earlier (President’s letter early January) • Opened website earlier (early February), extended time for submission • Almost all submissions through website; a few not translated • Every student/teacher to receive a certificate of participation

  5. Questions for this group • How to improve participation at the level of the schools? • Majority of participants from Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Portugal • How was promotion done in these countries? • How can ESHG help national societies promote DNA Day?

  6. Please send all suggestions for next year’s organization to Celia DeLozier (ESHG Education and liaison to ASHG) cddelozier@geneticscentralcal.org (and/or to Jerome Del Picchia @ ESHG, or to Peter Farndon, Education chair)

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