Lab Tours
Science lab and museum tours
We asked scientists from around the Triangle to host host small groups of science bloggers for tours of their research labs on Friday, Jan 16, 2pm – 4pm. Bring your curiosity, questions, notebooks and cameras – then use your blogs to spread the science.
For these tours, small groups will carpool to a location and spend 1-2 hours learning from research scientists. CHOOSE ONLY ONE tour, please. All tours are scheduled to occur at the same time: 2pm – 4pm
We’ve arranged for groups of 5-20 conference attendees to visit these local science labs to get an introduction to the research and resources at that particular lab:
1. Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE) at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) – This new, 52,000 sq ft research center was established by the state’s GoldenLEAF Foundation and dedicated in 2008 to further encourage economic development and provide incumbent worker retraining for North Carolina’s for 450 biotechnology companies and other research organizations. Offering B.S. and M.S. programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences, students at NCCU BRITE learn from professors who have worked previously in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries and now maintain NIH-funded research programs. Situated on one of the most historic HBCU campuses in the South, the programs are also committed to increasing the representation of minorities in the biomedical sciences. Bloggers and other attendees will have the opportunity to interact with scientists in the high-throughput drug screening facility and learn about the technical obstacles in transitioning biologic pharmaceuticals to less-expensive generic versions. The tour will be led by David J Kroll, NCCU Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences and contributor to the blog, Science-Based Medicine. This tour is scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Please contact David directly at dkroll@nccu.edu.
DIRECTIONS: David will pick up folks at the Radisson if needed. Otherwise, use 302 E Lawson St, Durham, NC 27707 for Google Maps: from the Radisson, click here. As you travel east on Lawson Street, the BRITE building will be on the left hand side. Park in any non-reserved spot in the upper or lower parking lots on the left. Come up the large stairwell adjacent and check in with the Institute receptionist who will also have parking tags for you. If lost, call David at (919) 210-7138.
1. Evelyn Lynge
2. Janet Stemwedel
3. Jonathan E. Tarr
4. Victor Henning
5. Eva Amsen – I have no transportation, so please pick me up =)
From David: I’ll send you an e-mail shortly but I’ll be renting a van to bring y’all over – no worries, Eva.
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2. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, a tour and a behind-the-scenes look led by Roy Campbell, the Director of Exhibits.
Public parking is one block east of the museum along Jones Street, right behind the History Museum. parking availability should be good at that time of day/week. Both the museum and the parking is within one block of the State Capitol which is the epicenter of Raleigh’s street plateau. Folks should meet Roy in the entrance lobby of the museum. If folks perceive they will be running more than ten minutes late they might try to link up with their comrades running ahead by phone (Bora has Roy’s cell#).
1. Bora Zivkovic (can give a ride to 3 people)
2. Stacy Baker
3. student from Miss Baker’s class
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11. parent/chaperone for Miss Baker’s class
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13. Elissa Hoffman (assuming flight gets in on time – scheduled to arrive RDU at noon)
14. Robyn Walker
15. Carlos Hotta
16. Paula Signorini
17. Molly Keener
18.Patty Gainer
19.Kim Gainer
20.Sol Lederman
21. Melissa Anley-Mills
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3. Duke University Smart Home
Check out the $2 million Smart Home, a living lab and dormitory for ten Duke students to live relatively sustainable and super high tech lifestyles, flushing toilets with rainwater and wearing RFID tags so each room knows who they are and what they’d like to listen to. (PS – the house has 4 Gig fiber optic cable in every room, making it the fastest dorm on the planet!)
DIRECTIONS: Ask for the student giving the tour at 2 p.m. Smart Home is pretty obvious on one-block long Faber Street, off of Swift Avenue on Duke’s Central Campus. (Swift is an exit off of 147 in Durham – Coming from RTP, turn Left at the top of the ramp on Swift. Two blocks to Faber on left. Parking is available on the street in front of the home, or in the parking lot just across the street. Refer to Duke University’s Campus Map for more detailed directions. Enter “Smart Home” in the search field at the top of the page.
- Martin Fenner – needs a ride
- Alex Lee (I need a ride, alexkinlee at gmail, or phone at 530 220 2149)
- Clark Boyd (will share cab!)
- Nancy Shepherd (will provide ride if email me before 8 AM Friday)
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4. Duke Lemur Center
Meet your prosimian relatives.
DIRECTIONS: Step into Lemur Landing, the gift shop/tour center and ask for Sarah Zehr and Anne Yoder. Take Cameron Blvd (751) west from Duke campus, under 15-501. (Coming from RTP, take 147 through Durham and follow signs for 15-501 SOUTH (chapel hill). Exit Cameron Blvd/751, go right.) At the traffic circle go 270 degrees around, which puts you on Erwin. Within 100 yards, there’s a road to the left LEMUR LANE – take it all the way to the end, through some gates, just keep going until you hit a parking lot.
- gg – Anyone else up for lemurs?
- Brian Switek
- Tracey Switek
- Miriam Goldstein Would it be possible to get a ride?
- Katherine Haxton I plan to get a taxi if no rides available: meet in Radisson foyer at about 1.20/email me at kjhaxton at gmail dot com if interested in sharing.
- Christina Pikas might be able to drive, but plane lands at rdu at 1:35 so might be late
- Bjoern Brembs (needs ride)
- Diana Pauly (needs ride)
- Carol Winkelman
- Allen Goldin
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