Forensic Science Guest Lecture - Professor Jeyabalan asks Danielle Hankinson, a forensic scientist for the state of Michigan, a question about DNA Fingerprinting Model Organism Lab - A microscopic view of 24-48 hour zebrafish embryos Model Organism Lab - A microscopic view of wildtype and roller nematodes (C. elegans) Model Organism Lab - A student holds up a BST mouse, which displays a kinked tail, a white spot on its belly, white feet, and ocular defects Model Organism Lab - A student observes some African Clawed Frogs, which are important for their oocytes (eggs) Model Organism Lab - A view of a Pirouette mouse, which displays circling, head tilting, and deafness Model Organism Lab - A view of a Snell's Dwarf mouse with its wildtype littermate Model Organism Lab - A view of an Obese mouse with its wildtype littermate Model Organism Lab - A view of two female African Clawed Frogs Model Organism Lab - A view of zebrafish embryos in different developmental stages Model Organism Lab - An Obese mouse, which is deficient in the leptin signaling pathway Model Organism Lab - Hands-on experience! Model Organism Lab - Snell's Dwarf mice are much smaller than their wildtype littermates, are sterile, and are deaf (all due to deficiency in hormones) Model Organism Lab - The Pirouette mouse has defects in the peripheral vestibular system and abnormal development of sensory cells in the inner ear Model Organism Lab - The students ask Deanne some questions about the African Clawed Frog Model Organism Lab - The students look at some zebrafish embryos under the microscope Model Organism Lab - The students observe Obese mice, which have a predisposition to diabetes, cold intolerance, depressed immune function, and infertility Model Organism Lab - The students observe VGSC-Beta1 mice, which have seizures and die by 21 days Model Organism Lab - The students were not allowed to take the mice home Model Organism Lab - Travis explains the importance of using model organisms in genetic research Model Organism Lab - Working with mice is so much fun!