Cracking Your Genetic Code

3. Host Your Café

Set up the room

Use these resources on the day of your café to help everything flow smoothly:

Preparation checklist
Have a sign-in sheet ready to collect emails

Welcome the guests

Get the audience involved immediately and try some ice-breakers.

Show a video clip

Jump-start the conversation with a clip from, or related to, the series:

1. Cracking Your Genetic Code - The Full Program

Watch Cracking Your Genetic Code on PBS. See more from NOVA.

2. Extract Your Own DNA

Have a conversation

Use prepared questions as a way to kick off a general discussion.

Wrap up

Will you host another café? Make sure you learn from each experience:

Use a survey to evaluate your café's success

Major funding for "Cracking Your Genetic Code" is provided by the NIH.

Additional funding for "Cracking Your Genetic Code" is provided by Millicent Bell, through the Millicent and Eugene Bell Foundation. Research and development funded in part by The Greenwall Foundation.

The project described was supported by Award Number RC1RR028476 from the National Center for Research Resources. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official view of the National Center for Research Resources or the National Institutes of Health.

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