Hillcrest Biomed Team Fundraiser
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Hillcrest High School Biomedical Research Program (click for our website)
Hello! We are the Hillcrest High School Biomedical Research Team from Dallas, Texas! We are sending 28 team members to a conference on March 27-31st, 2015 to present our research project on Pancreatic Development. We are raising additional funds to help with student expenses such as airfare, hotel, and food.
About the conference and our research project:
We will be attending the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting in Boston in March.
The Hillcrest National SMART TEAM will present their research on Modeling of the PTF1-L/Foxa2 Transcription Factor Complex Controlling Pancreatic Development in the undergraduate poster competition.
Children without a functional Ptf1a protein are born with a defective pancreas and are severely diabetic.
Students study a complex of human proteins that are master regulators of pancreas development. We perform experiments in biochemistry, molecular biology and structural biology. We have cloned 5 human genes that are involved in the developmental cascade of the pancreas. We would like to understand how they bind to DNA and turn on genes in spatial and temporary specific patterns that allows for the complex development of the organ.
Students begin their journey in the program during their freshman year and by the end of the senior year they are confident in their skillsets and have taken ownership of their research projects.
Our Program is the Texas State Finalist in the 2015 Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest and is currently competing at the national level for $120,000 for equipment and supplies for our school. As a state finalist, the team was awarded $20,000 (cannot be used for conference costs or student expenses).
Thank You for Your Support!!!!
A Few Pictures From 2014-2015
Hello! We are the Hillcrest High School Biomedical Research Team from Dallas, Texas! We are sending 28 team members to a conference on March 27-31st, 2015 to present our research project on Pancreatic Development. We are raising additional funds to help with student expenses such as airfare, hotel, and food.
About the conference and our research project:
We will be attending the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting in Boston in March.
The Hillcrest National SMART TEAM will present their research on Modeling of the PTF1-L/Foxa2 Transcription Factor Complex Controlling Pancreatic Development in the undergraduate poster competition.
Children without a functional Ptf1a protein are born with a defective pancreas and are severely diabetic.
Students study a complex of human proteins that are master regulators of pancreas development. We perform experiments in biochemistry, molecular biology and structural biology. We have cloned 5 human genes that are involved in the developmental cascade of the pancreas. We would like to understand how they bind to DNA and turn on genes in spatial and temporary specific patterns that allows for the complex development of the organ.
Students begin their journey in the program during their freshman year and by the end of the senior year they are confident in their skillsets and have taken ownership of their research projects.
Our Program is the Texas State Finalist in the 2015 Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest and is currently competing at the national level for $120,000 for equipment and supplies for our school. As a state finalist, the team was awarded $20,000 (cannot be used for conference costs or student expenses).
Thank You for Your Support!!!!
A Few Pictures From 2014-2015
Organizer
Sharon Ezell
Organizer
Dallas, TX
