SciFest: Healthy U. skips the waiting room and puts you face to face with real medical professionals and resource providers. Learn more about the human body from local biologists and pharmacists. Ask the questions you’ve kept in the back of your mind, and learn the science behind the answers you receive. Plus, young scientists have a chance to learn about the wide range of career opportunities available in the health fields! Scheduled Activities Special Presentations @CenterStage (Lower Level) 11:15pm The Body Fights Back: Our Body’s Response to the Cikungunya Virus Brad Hiller, Graduate Research Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis 12:15pm Exercise and the Skeleton Amanda Smolinsky, PhD Candidate, University of Missouri School of Medicine 3:15pm The Scoop on Poop Saint Louis Science Center Family Science Demonstration Ongoing Activities Available 9:30am - 4:30pm unless otherwise specified. Lower Level Be healthy, stay healthy! Learn about how to spot health problems before they get too serious. Learn about bone density and alignment. Learn and vision screenings, and visit T. Rex for hearing screenings and to participate in a child safety program! Organizations represented: Crown Vision Center Ideal Bone Density Center Barron Chiropractic Ongoing Classroom Activities: T. Rex Room: MoCHIP – Missouri Child Identification and Protection – Free Child Safety Program! Missouri Academy of Audiology – Free Hearing Screening! 1st Floor Mind, brain, body! Learn about whole body health with specialists focusing on the brain, exercise, therapy, and meditation. Find out what you can do to live healthier each and every day! Organizations represented: Washington University in St. Louis – Amazing Brain Carnival St. Louis Neuroscience Outreach Consortium of Washington University Washington University NF Center St. Louis Children’s Hospital Saint Louis University Athletic Training Program Missouri Falun Dafa Association Saint Louis University Cancer Center Music Therapy Program 2nd Floor Meet the professionals! Visit with local professionals in biology, from local research labs to health and wellness screenings. Organizations represented: Midwest Scientific KidSight – Free Vision Screening! Don’t miss the next SciFest! January 19-21, 2018 Community Science Showcase February 24-25, 2018 Engineering Our World March 10, 2018 I <3 Pi