A cancer scientist is visiting 10 Highland secondary schools this week and giving pupils an insight into some of his research.
Around 300 biology pupils will hear Dr Andy Schofield鈥檚 talk Understanding cancer: whatmakes good cells go bad.
The S5 and S6 students will also hear about some of the latest cancer research being undertaken at the 黑料网.
Dr Schofield is giving the series of talks as part of Techfest in September鈥檚 secondary schools outreach programme. Dr Schofield鈥檚 鈥楬ighland Tour鈥� will run from Monday 31 August to Friday 4 September.
He said: 鈥淚t is the first time I have done a 鈥楬ighland tour鈥� of this kind and I am really looking forward to meeting and talking to the pupils.
鈥淚 will be explaining a little about how and why we get cancer. Pupils will also hear about the latest research into cancer and what is being done to personalise therapy rather than have a one-size-fits-all-patients approach.
鈥淚鈥檒l be covering hundreds of miles and meeting around 300 pupils and I really hope I鈥檒l be leaving them thoroughly enthused about science.鈥�
Liz Hodge, Managing Director of TechFest-Setpoint, which organises TechFest in September, said: 鈥淭hrough the Highland Tour we aim to offer, each year, tours to schools in remote areas.
鈥淲e are delighted that Dr Schofield will be sharing with pupils his enthusiasm and knowledge about cancer research. Bringing the latest scientific research into the classroom promotes the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and their relevance in our society today.鈥�
TechFest in September 2009 is Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland鈥檚 annual festival of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), which is set to attract a record 20,000 visitors between September 11 and 28. For more information on TechFest in September 2009, visit http://www.techfestsetpoint.org.uk/tis