Dr Tony Chiovitti | Deputy Director
The Gene Technology Access Centre (GTAC)

Tony joined Gene Technology Access Centre (GTAC) in 2007 and was appointed Deputy Director from 2012. Tony develops and delivers educational programs for students and professional learning programs for teachers on the themes of cell and molecular biology, health and disease, ecology, and evolution. Tony’s pedagogical interests include facilitating student investigations that draw on globally accessible bioinformatics databases, as well as projects that enable students to undertake authentic research. Tony has a PhD in the field of botanical biochemistry from the University of Melbourne and was actively engaged in laboratory research between 1993-2006.

Appearances:

Day 2 @ 09:20

Leveraging big data for student inquiry

This presentation will help enable educators to unlock the potential of publicly available scientific databases and online tools for student-centred investigations.

Since the publication of the human genome, the digital store of biological data has grown explosively. These databases are the foundation of the contemporary field of bioinformatics. With some basic training, these publicly accessible databases are a rich resource for school students to conduct their own life-sciences research. Bring your device along!

We’ll explore the interaction between coronavirus spike protein and its human receptor protein, presenting examples of data mining and online analysis that can be used by students on their devices at home or in the classroom.

Dr Tony Chiovitti, Deputy Director, The Gene Technology Access Centre (GTAC)

last published: 11/Aug/22 02:45 GMT

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