Cell Block Science

Andri Vasou (Participant)

School of Biology
Biomedical Sciences Research Complex

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event

Description

Cell Block Science is a ground-breaking public engagement programme led by researchers at the University of St Andrews. The programme aims to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in prison learning centres.
This session discussed different types of viruses (good and bad) and the importance of vaccination. Participants engaged in a real-life virology experiment (plaque assay) that highlighted the differences between antibiotics and antiviral medicines and how the overuse of antibiotics can lead to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Period	26 Nov 2018
Event type	Other