Saturday DNA! Sessions
Add some DNA to your day!
See below for Saturday DNA! sessions! We look forward to seeing you in our labs!
Eventbrite is used for registration and payment.
- All seats in every session must be reserved using Eventbrite. We do not accept walk-ins.
- Sessions are $26.00 per single person, per session plus Eventbrite registration fee.
- All sessions are two hours long.
- The sessions are held at Cold Spring Harbor, Brooklyn, Sleepy Hollow, and our new location in Passaic County, New Jersey. Please check the location when registering.
- Dolan DNA Learning Center at 334 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
- DNA Learning Center NYC at City Tech at 62 Tillary Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
- Regeneron DNA Learning Center at 1 Rockwood Road, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
- DNA Learning Center at Passaic County Biotechnology Innovation Center, 45 Reinhardt Road, Wayne, NJ 07470
- The name and email address of each ticket purchaser must be included on your Eventbrite registration. We will not honor reservations that fail to provide this information. If you do not provide this information, your reservation will be cancelled and your registration fee will be refunded.
- Seats for each session are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
- A chaperone 18 or older may be required for students under 15—refer to session descriptions for more information. Chaperones must purchase tickets and fully participate in all activities.
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, CUNY, PCTI, PCTVS, and Regeneron employees can receive a 20% discount by sending a notice to dnalc@cshl.edu after registration with their CSHL, CUNY, PCTI, PCTVS, or Regeneron email address.
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August 15, 2026
Cold Spring Harbor
Ages 11–14Petri Picasso: Living Art in the Lab
Saturday, August 15, 2026
at Cold Spring Harbor
Petri Picasso: Living Art in the Lab
Dolan DNA Learning Center
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Ages 11-14, one adult chaperone required
Join Stony Brook University International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) and the DNA Learning Center for a special summer bio-ART workshop where science and creativity come together through fluorescent bacteria and hands-on laboratory skills. Participants will design and create their own agar art by drawing a picture on a petri dish and transferring their design onto nutrient agar using glowing bacterial cultures. Make the invisible visible using fluorescent light to reveal your painting!
Participants will gain experience:
- using micropipettes and practice precise liquid handling techniques
- learning basic microbiology and culturing methods
- exploring how scientists use Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) and fluorescence to study living organisms.
Ages 11-14, one adult chaperone required. Chaperones must purchase their own ticket and fully participate in program activities.
This interactive experience is ideal for students interested in biotechnology, genetics, microbiology, and STEM, offering a unique opportunity to develop real lab skills while creating a one-of-a-kind glowing masterpiece.
Stony Brook University iGEM is honored to collaborate with the DNA Learning Center to provide insight into higher education research opportunities.
Details:
- Saturday, August 15, 2026
- 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Ages 11-14, one adult chaperone required
- Chaperones must purchase their own ticket and fully participate in program activities
- This interactive experience is ideal for students interested in biotechnology, genetics, microbiology, and STEM, offering a unique opportunity to develop real lab skills while creating a one-of-a-kind glowing masterpiece
- Stony Brook University iGEM is honored to collaborate with the DNA Learning Center to provide insight into higher education research opportunities
- $26 per student plus Eventbrite fee
- Dolan DNA Learning Center
334 Main St, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
