Kent’s leading experts on the science of ageing will be inspiring the local community to embrace their inner scientist in a series of free, interactive workshops in Ramsgate on Saturday 9 November.
The workshops, hosted in collaboration with Discovery Planet, will see Biogerontologist, Dr Jennifer Tullet, and Microbiologist, Dr Emma Hargreaves, run a series of family-friendly activities to introduce the wonderful world of scientific worms, what they can teach us about our own bodies and ways to keep it healthy.
Supported by a number of students and researchers from Dr Tullet’s lab, participants will have the chance to view the worm, C.elegans, under the microscope and examine how the different stages of the worm’s development relate to those of the human lifecycle.
The hands-on activities will also introduce participants to the factors that impact ageing in humans and how these can be studied in C.elegans, as well as how diet and genetics influence appetite and obesity. Participants will then be encouraged to design their own experiment and hypothesis.
The workshops will take place in a former shop unit on Ramsgate High Street, converted to a vibrant and accessible community learning space by grassroots organisation, Discovery Planet C.I.C, through a project run in partnership with the University of Kent.
The workshops on Saturday 9 November are open for anyone to drop in between 11am – 3pm, with workshops due to start on the hour every hour.
