School holiday adventure at Harry perkins institute of medical research

Calling all magnificent young scientists! The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research is running two different biology focused programs in alternating holiday periods.

Cells and Proteins

Investigate how your cells function using micropipettes, microscopes and other cool equipment used by medical research scientists. Discover how scientists use cells in research.

This program runs in the last week of the January and July school holidays.

Microbiology

Learn how to ‘stain’ a scientific sample and use a micropipette. Use your science sleuthing skills to identify different bacteria.

This program runs in the last week of the April and October school holidays.


Each session runs for approximately 2 hours from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm OR 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm.

Email the Lotterywest BioDiscovery Lab team to enquire about spaces for the next school holidays.

You can also give this experience as a gift – please ask via email above.

These programs are strictly for children aged 10 to 14.