On the 17th April 2018., Department of Biotechnology hosted the 6th annual Open day festival, opening its doors to public, both young and old. Amongst numerous workshops, experiments and demonstration, our Laboratory for molecular neurobiology participated with a children’s play named “What can our brain do?”, describing various cell lines and interactions in our brain. The play was hosted by dr. Jelena Ban and mag. Zrinko Baričević, portraying the interplay of neurons, glial cells, oligodendrocytes and microglia in a casual, entertaining and interactive way. With eight groups and over 200 attendants, the atmosphere was playful and lively during the whole day.

Besides the play, our laboratory opened its doors to public, showcasing short lectures on its field of work, as well as basic concepts on Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and confocal microscope.

Open day festival as a whole hosted over 1000 people this year, showing childrens’ and citizens’ interest in fields of biology, biotechnology and chemistry, making it the biggest manifestation so far.