Tech Camp Week 3

TechVenturers C

Regenerative Medicine: Decellularization - Uncovering Nature’s Hidden Structures - Every part of your body—your skin, muscles, and organs—relies on a special construct that holds all of your cells together. But did you know that plants have their own version of this? Using common foods such as spinach, cucumbers, and bell peppers, we can remove their cells (a process called decellularization) to reveal this hidden structure. In this hands-on course, you’ll use everyday items—hand soap, dishwasher detergents and more—to decellularize plant tissues, discovering what holds them together and why scientists are now studying this technique for tissue regeneration. You will also learn about and create hydrogels – a squishy, stretchable biomaterial – that scientists are using to develop wound-healing technology. This program combines science and creativity to tackle real-world challenges, from growing new heart tissue to developing innovative materials for healing. This program is offered at no cost to participants. All levels welcome!

TechLeaders C

Regenerative Medicine: The Cryopreservation Project - Regenerative medicine has the potential to fully repair damaged tissues and organs. The cells and tissues used for this repair often need to be stored long term, frozen in liquid nitrogen at -196 °C, a process called cryopreservation. In this program, cryopreservation will be explained, demonstrated and current methods and their limitations will be discussed. Cryopreservation in nature will also be explored. In addition to regenerative medicine and cryopreservation, this program will also reinforce basic chemistry and biochemistry concepts, such as the properties of cells, water, freezing point depression, protein structure and function. This program is offered at no cost to participants. All levels welcome!

Regenerative Medicine: The Bioinformatics Project - In this program, participants will focus on bioinformatics – the use of computer science to answer biological questions. Bioinformatics is a relatively new and growing discipline that uses computers and databases to answer biological and biomedical questions. Participants will explore how to do biochemistry with a computer, as well as learn about proteins, DNA, RNA and entire genomes. This program is offered at no cost to participants. All levels welcome! 

Data Detectives Project - Have you ever wondered how your favorite streaming service recommends new shows or movies tailored to your tastes? Or how advertisements promoting products that align with your interests consistently pop up in your social media feeds? Welcome to the world of data science! In this program, participants will learn how personal data collected from a wide variety of sources is used to predict trends, preferences and behavior, as well as solve complex scientific questions and real-world problems. Data analytics is not unlike being a detective sifting through huge amounts of information to find hidden clues and patterns. Come learn how to gather, interpret, model and present data to understand and decode the world’s mysteries! This program is offered at no cost to participants. All levels welcome!

Do not enroll here unless you have received notice of admission from a Tech Camp staff member via email. If a student enrolls without applying and being accepted, the enrollment will be dropped.

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Family Accounts are recommended for enrolling multiple children from one family in any UNH Youth Program. If you already have an account in our system, you will be asked to log into either a Family or Student Account after adding the program to your shopping cart. Be sure to use the username and password for the type of account you wish to log into. We recommend attempting to log into the Student or Family account before enrollment opens as this will minimize difficulty and time while enrolling. Email youth.programs@unh.edu if you require assistance recovering your account information. Do not create a new account if you have one already.

If you don't have an account already, you can set up an account at any time, even before you begin the registration process. When you create a new account, the email address provided in the profile should be that of a parent/legal guardian, not the participating student. Review the Online Registration Instructions before creating a new account.

UNH has partnered with CampDoc to quicken the enrollment process. Enrollments and payments will still be made here through our current enrollment system, but no registration questions will be required at that time. Within a few days of enrolling, the email provided in the student or family account will receive an email prompting completion of the registration questions.

It is important that a parent/guardian responds to the CampDoc email and completes the registration questions promptly. Families who enrolled a child in a UNH Youth Program in Summer 2023 or after will likely already have a CampDoc account. Even if the student already has a CampDoc account, a parent/guardian should log into the student's account to review and complete any necessary questions for a specific program or year.

All registration questions must be 100% complete in CampDoc before a student can attend a youth program.

For more information, including the CampDoc Support Line, review our CampDoc page.