SEED Program: Hope International Academy Okinawa Visited OIST
On 27th May 2026, 13 students from Hope International Academy Okinawa students visited OIST.
Hope International Academy Okinawa students visited OIST and experienced its research environment through career talks, scientific lectures, hands-on activities, and a campus tour.
Through lectures and hands-on activities, students learned about chemical reactions and how enzymes work.
In the afternoon, Roger Huerlimann (Marine Climate Change Unit) gave a lecture introducing how DNA is used to study marine life and biodiversity.
This was followed by a hands-on DNA extraction activity supported by OIST PhD student Johanna Linnea Johansson (Marine Climate Change Unit), where students extracted DNA from strawberries and kiwis.
