To promote science popularisation and\nincrease Macao\u2019s secondary school students\u2019 interest in scientific research, the\nUniversity of Macau (UM) recently arranged for local students to visit the\nuniversity\u2019s research facilities and conduct biomedical experiments, in order\nto help them learn more about scientific research at UM.<\/p>
During the activity, students of five secondary\nschools, namely Fong Chong School of Taipa, Sao Paulo School, Macau Baptist\nCollege, Kao Yip Middle School, and Matteo Ricci College, visited the laboratories\nof the FHS\u2019s Core Facilities, including the aquatic room and the rodent room in the Animal Research Core, and tried their hand at experiments of total colony counting.<\/p>
In the laboratory, Terence Poon Chuen Wai, an associate professor in the\nFaculty of Health Sciences (FHS), explained to the students how the centre produces\nexperimental animals that meet the recognised standards and uses transgenic and\ngene knockout methods to build animal models. The students conducted biomedical\nexperiments independently, through which they learned more about related scientific theories, research skills, as\nwell as research progress and results in precision medicine for cancer\ntreatment at UM.<\/p>
A Form 5 student from Macau Baptist College\nsays that she has great interest in biomedical sciences and is happy to be able\nto \u2018play\u2019 with science during the visit. According to her, the experiments were\nnot only interesting, but also helped to make abstract theories more concrete.\nAnother Form 5 student from Kao Yip Middle School was amazed by the advanced\nzebrafish breeding system and the world-class core facilities and realised that\nresearch results are not easy to come by. A Form 4 student from Fong Chong\nSchool of Taipa says that this event allowed her to conduct experiments that she\ncould not do in her high school, adding that this trip satisfied her curiosity\nabout science experiments and would help her make a decision for further\nstudies.<\/p>
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UM is committed to promoting science popularisation\nin Macao, enhancing the love of science among local secondary school students,\nand cultivating more outstanding scientific talent for the city. The activity\nwas co-organised by the FHS and the Macao Base for Primary & Secondary STEM\nEducation\u2019s Centre for Science and Engineering Promotion.<\/p>
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Source: Faculty of Health Sciences<\/p>
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Media Contact Information:Communications Office, University of Macau<\/p>
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Albee Lei Tel\uff1a(853) 88228004<\/p>
Judite Lam Tel\uff1a(853) 88228022Email\uff1aprs.media@um.edu.mo<\/p>
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