Local Students Participate in Genomics Workshop at King’s College

July 8, 2008 - Five local high school students participated in a recent week-long free workshop on genomics at King’s sponsored by the College’s biology department.  Topics covered included RNA Interference, DNA Sequencing, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Real-Time PCR, and Bioinformatics. 

Pictured seated, from left, is Dr. James Slock, professor of biology, and Vanessa Velez, a resident of Hazleton and rising senior at Hazleton Area High School.
Pictured standing, from left, is Michael Pretko, a resident of Kingston and rising senior at Wyoming Valley West High School; Kailey Roberts, a resident of Mountain Top and rising senior at Crestwood High School; Sarah Puffen, a rising senior at Holy Redeemer High School and resident of Nanticoke; and, Gary Stavish, a June graduate of Holy Redeemer High School and resident of West Wyoming.

Absent from picture are Dr. Jeramia Ory and Dr. Chad Welsh.