Exploring Pharmacology with Upward Bound:”Introduction to Cancer: The Hijacked Cell Cycle”

Pharm4GOOD has partnered with Upward Bound at Penn to teach a pharmacology-themed curriculum as part of their “College Prep Saturday” program. Upward Bound is a national organization that provides educational resources and support for low income students.

You will have the opportunity to work with small groups of high school students as they learn about the cell cycle and discover how cancer is the loss cell cycle regulation. Students will learn how to use microscopes and examine stained slides to assess cancer cell morphology.

When: Saturday, Feb. 23, 12-1 PM

Interested? Sign Up: https://goo.gl/forms/al3dW627R8YBRb5s1

Questions? Contact Jessica Murray (murrayj@pennmedicine.upenn.edu)

Exploring Pharmacology with High School Students: “Your Body on Sugar: Diabetes Explained”

Sat, Jan 26^th 12-1PM in Meyerson Hall

Pharm4GOOD has partnered with Upward Bound at UPenn to teach a pharmacology-themed curriculum as part of their “College Prep Saturday” program. Graduate student volunteers will work with small groups of students during a hands-on activity. Students will measure the amount of sugar in soda, apple juice and fresh apples and learn how the body converts sucrose into glucose. The activity will be complemented with a lecture that will de-mystify how and why people living with diabetes metabolize sugar differently and how diet can play a role in their overall health.

Interested? Sign up here

Questions? Contact Theresa Patten (tpatten@pennmedicine.upenn.edu)