Two training activities of Life Center ABE Project were successfully completed in July 2024

Life Center promotes the cultivation of cutting-edge talents through cutting-edge scientific research, and has taken the initiative to undertake social public affairs and public welfare education since its inception.Strive to enhance the level of popular science awareness and scientific spirit of the whole society. In addition to sharing the latest scientific research achievements of the Life Center,In 2021, the Life Center introduced the Amgen Biotech Experience of Global Experimental Popular Science Project (hereinafter referred to as "ABE").

In order to better promote the development of biology teaching and research in Beijing, and even promote the improvement of the education and teaching concept of biology in the whole country,Play the role of radiation,This year, the Life Center reached an agreement with the Basic Education and Teaching Research Center of the Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the "Basic Education and Research Center of the Academy of Educational Sciences")Strategic cooperation, two biological technology experience activities will be carried out in July.

July 15-16, 2024,The first phase is 19 high schools from 17 middle schools in Liaoning, Shandong, Hebei, Hunan, Fujian, Chongqing and Tianjin.A front-line biology teacher,One undergraduate from the University of Toronto and two high school students from the High School Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University completed 1.5 days of course experience.。

17-18 July,18 middle schools/teachers from Guangdong Province, Hebei Province, Hunan Province, Fujian Province, Shaanxi Province, Chongqing Municipality, Tianjin Municipality and Inner Mongolia Autonomous RegionTwenty-one biology teachers/researchers from the Education Research Institute completed the second 1.5-day course experience.

At the opening ceremony, Professor Zhang Guiyou, an invited representative of the ABE project and former director of the Experimental Teaching Center of Tsinghua University, made a speech.He said that with the development of science and technology, life sciences have gradually formed a highly cross-cutting field with other disciplines, affecting various industries.We need to re-recognize the subject of biology and try to integrate vivid experimental teaching into theoretical teaching.To provide help for the continuous cultivation of students' scientific literacy, to truly do a good job in linking up education between universities and colleges, and to help the development of basic disciplines.Strengthen the cultivation of innovative talents. Then Dr. Jiang Yi, Director of Life Center Office and Head of ABE China Mainland Project, introduced that.International and domestic attach great importance to the research and development of new drugs, which is a very important and challenging process.The discovery of drug targets in new drug research and development essentially belongs to the category of molecular biology, in which biotechnology is used.The students will have a complete experience, hoping that this experience can help the professional growth of teachers.At the same time, teachers are expected to bring experimental teaching knowledge back to the classroom, so as to stimulate students'interest in science.To help cultivate future scientific and technological innovative talents.

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Professor Zhang Guiyou and Dr. Jiang Yi spoke at the opening ceremony.

Mr. Qiao Wenjun, the leader of biology discipline in Beijing, a special-grade teacher in Beijing and a researcher in the Basic Teaching and Research Center of the Academy of Education, came to cheer for the students.Qi. He said that with the increasing demand for talents in the field of life science and artificial intelligence in the future society,Biology teachers are faced with the challenges of how to break the liberal arts of biology and how to enhance the charm of biology.The teachers' upcoming biotechnology experience emphasizes the application of life science and high technology in teaching.It can greatly enrich and improve the teaching level.The cooperation between the Beijing Institute of Education and the School of Life Sciences of Tsinghua University is also aimed at extending this advanced teaching mode to the whole country.To help teachers grow professionally and consolidate the foundation of talent training in the field of life sciences in the future.

This course is led by Dr. Li Yaoxi, the backbone teacher of the Modern Life Science Experimental Teaching Center of Tsinghua University, and Mr. You Fujin, the teaching team.Carry out,The trainees completed plasmid extraction, enzyme digestion and electrophoresis detection, recovery of target nucleic acid fragments, detection and ligation of recovered nucleic acid fragments.Practical experience of PCR identification of transformed positive clones. The training content is rich, the curriculum arrangement is compact, and the content is targeted.During the waiting time for PCR, the project team arranged for the students to visit the specimen museum of Tsinghua University and invited student volunteers to give professional explanations to the students.Greatly enhance the fun of the experience. In the course of the experiment, the trainees actively asked questions and discussed enthusiastically, and achieved the expected training objectives.

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The picture shows Dr. Li Yaoxi and Mr. You Fujin teaching.

The picture shows the experiment and visit photos of the first phase of students.

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The picture shows the experiment, discussion and visit photos of the second phase students.

At the end of the course, Dr. Li Yaoxi and Mr. You Fujin made a summary and took the students to review the experimental process.Congratulations to the students on the good results of the experiment and the successful completion of the study, and look forward to the teachers bringing knowledge and experience back to the classroom.Integrating experimental design into the teaching system can stimulate students' interest, improve students' sense of participation and interaction, and cultivate students' creative ability.The ABE teaching team will continue to help teachers!

The 2024 summer training event was a complete success, and we look forward to the fall semester!

Translated by Xunfei Hear