Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
2
Year:
2018
Type of Events Held:
- Conference/Forum
- Exhibit
- Lab Tour
- School Program
- Workshop
Target Audiences:
- Other
- Professionals
- University students
- Other: Pre-k students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
100
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Event title conferences: 1. “24 hours in the life of my brain”, speech by Ph. D. Edith Sánchez-Jaramillo 2. “The evolution of the brain”, speech by Ph. D. Iván Lazcano-Sánchez BAW activities: College and postgraduate students attended the lectures entitled “24 hours in the life of my brain” and “The evolution of the brain” which were interspersed with playful activities. At the end of the talks they attended a stand where they learned from of mammal and fish brain´s preparations. A group of postgraduate students participated in a laboratory practice in which they were taught how to manipulate pre-fixed rat and mouse brain slices, how to dye them and how to observe it under a microscope. Students from pre-k attended one talk and went into 3 workshop activities during BAW 2018. They learned about the cortex locations related with speech, writing, thinking, dreaming, tasting, touching, olfactory and visual system. Pre-k students built a neuron and placed a brain sticker with a spinal cord on a super hero – heroine´s paper doll to take home. As third activity we showed them mouse brain preparations and mammal brain´s lithographs to compare morphology and size differences. Finally, we made a pause while the coordinators dressed up as superheroes and prepared the classroom with balloons to celebrate the brain´s birthday party. Pre-k students ate delicious brain´s jelly while listening classical music performed by Dr. Ivan Lazcano. Coordinators: Ph. D. Edith Sánchez-Jaramillo Ph. D. Ivan Lazcano-Sánchez M. in Sc. Karla Yamili Vargas-Orihuela B. in Sci. Nashiely Yáñez-Recendis Ph. D. Yenny Adriana Gómez-Aguirre M. in Sc. Emanuel Cabañas García Departamento de Química
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
Of the Dana Foundation publications/resources distributed at your event(s), if any, please indicate the three most popular. Please choose up to three. If "other," please indicate below:
- none
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- BAW Logos
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
College and postgraduate students were aware of opportunities in clinic and basic research offered by our Institution and also about research networking available for them either at our medical Institution or our guest Institutes from National University of Mexico. On the other hand local people as general public and professionals learn about mission and basic science research/outpatient services our Institution offers them.
Did/do you like our Facebook page?
Yes
Was the information provided on Facebook useful?
As every year, I suggest we can upload either videos or pictures from our running events to the FB website
