During school holidays, the Scienteens Lab organises one-week long interdisciplinary workshops dedicated to students aged 14-15 and over.
This Scienteens Academy focuses on cancer research, combining lab activities with insightful talks from cancer researchers. This four-day workshop offers participants a unique opportunity to explore skin cancer from the perspective of both biologists and physicists.
The budding scientists manipulate and observe human skin cancer cells under sterile conditions. They study the effects of UV light on the genetic material of bacteria and learn how sunscreen works, evaluating the effectiveness of their homemade sunscreen using physics instruments such as a spectrometer. They discover the translational research needed to better understand this disease and tackle questions such as: How can we treat a particular cancer? What drugs might be effective? Why do some patients develop resistance to certain drugs? And how can we deal with this?
This workshop will take place from 16 to 19 July on Campus Belval. It will be taught in German and Luxembourgish.
You can apply by filling in a short online questionnaire.
This Scienteens Academy is supported by the Fondation Loutsch-Weydert.