{"id":202,"date":"2009-09-12T23:35:28","date_gmt":"2009-09-13T04:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leung.bio.purdue.edu\/blog\/?p=202"},"modified":"2012-06-24T21:33:51","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T01:33:51","slug":"biotechnology-mobile-laboratory-education-program-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leung.bio.purdue.edu\/blog\/biotechnology-mobile-laboratory-education-program-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotechnology Mobile Laboratory Education Program in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. William Mak, a good friend and a great role model, has been devoting his career to improving the biotechnology education for primary and secondary students and teachers over the years. He has established the Hong Kong Biotechnology Education Resource center<\/a> with Sik Sik Yuen Ho Yu College <\/a>and built a university-level research laboratory to facilitate the process. He has been working on another interesting project recently – a custom-built coach bus that serves as a mobile laboratory<\/a> for the community. He made me feel proud to be a Hong Kong scientist.<\/p>\n

More information can be found here:
\nhttp:\/\/www.hkberc.org.hk<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/mobilelab.hoyu.edu.hk<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are a few pictures of my visit…<\/p>\n\n

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Good job!<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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An oven for incubation<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"There<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
There is even a sink in the bus!<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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\"A<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
A shaker for growing bacteria for microbiology experiments<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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A refrigerator for microbiology experiments<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"I<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
I think these are the controllers of the solar panels on top of the bus.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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The power control and air conditioning panels.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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A microwave oven for making agarose gel<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"All<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
All speakers are fine-tuned and there will be no echo during the teaching session.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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\"A<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
A high definition camera for capturing the demonstration from the teachers, which will be broadcasted to the LCD screens on top of the working stations, as well as a huge LCD TV on the side of the bus for entertaining the public audience.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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The audio-visual controllers of the mobile laboratory.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"Dr.<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
Dr. William Mak and his teaching podium.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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The kids will be given colorful lab coats too.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"Teaching<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
Teaching our new generation about DNA finger printing.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"Teaching<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
Teaching our new generation about DNA extraction.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Each<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
Each working station is very well equipped... a great blessing for the students.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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The drawers are all custom built and nicely polished.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"Every<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
Every working station is equipped with a LCD TV so that the students can see the demonstration clearly even when they are in the other end of the bus.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Working<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
Working stations for the students.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"An<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
An overview of the inside of the bus. I am amazed that it is designed for holding a full class of 40+ students.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"Dr.<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
Dr. William Mak is the driver who is leading the way in the development of biology education for Hong Kong kids.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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\"The<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
The side of the bus is decorated with nice patterns, and there is a large LCD TV to project the student activities live to the public.<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"The<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
The mobile lab - back view!<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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The mobile lab -side view!<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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The mobile lab - front view!<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n\t
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\"In<\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t
In front of the mobile lab with Dr. William Mak!<\/dd>\n\t<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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