2021 KTU Session 1

January 30, 2021
Interactive Session by Dr. Helena Carvalhvo

Assistant Professor of Basic Sciences, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute

Dr. Helena Carvalho is a Physiologist with many years of experience in basic sciences and worked with microcirculation research for more than 20 years. She was the recipient of Pappenheimer Postdoctoral Fellow Award offered by the American Physiological Society and the best presentation at ENCENF (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Dr. Carvalho recently received the 2011 Young Investigator Award from the Teaching Section of the American Physiological Society (APS).

Are you the type of person that needs to touch everything? Sometimes it feels like we must touch to see better, doesn’t it? It’s fascinating to learn about how human bodies connect to the world. Do you think the world is what we see? The answer is, “NO!” There are many more “things” in the world than our senses could possibly detect! In this interactive session, we will be discussing and experiencing the Special Senses. Have you ever wondered: Why do we have two eyes on our faces? Why do we have two ears on our heads? Why do we stop feeling our clothes after a while? Why can we not smell our perfume all day? Those and more questions will be answered in our interactive session. Let’s explore together how our human body connects to the outside environment and learn more about the intriguing world of Human Function.

Hands-on activities will be done through-out the presentation and after the presentation kids will put together a model lung system. We are mailing home kits that will require minimal, if anything, supplies from the home. Parents may be needed to assist with poking holes and handling sharp utensils for an activity.