UAB
Holidays
Lasseigne Lab
Genomics
CDIB
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100 city blocks
How many city blocks does UAB's campus cover?
100
Gave Frosty the Snowman life
What is an old silk hat?
100
this gorgeous pond view, always sunny and always green
What is the view from the Lab?
100
3 billion base pairs
How many base pairs are there in the human genome?
100
Full department name the acronym CDIB stands for
What is Cell, Developmental* and Integrative Biology?
*note the lack of Oxford comma usage
200
the GBS Director
Who is Dr. David Schneider?
200
Traditionally eaten by many on New Year's Day to bring prosperity for the next year.
What are Black-eyed peas?
200
The lab's room numbers
What is THT960 and THT966?
200
The only cell we know of without DNA
What is red blood cells (once it is no longer needed)?
200
New undergraduate degree program launching in 2021 (only one in the US!)
What is CDIB's Cancer Biology Program?
co-Director: Dr. Braden McFarland
300
A fire-breathing European dragon who lives at UAB
Who is Blaze?
300
Holiday candy and decoration first used by a German immigrant to decorate a holiday tree
What are candy canes?
300
4 girls and 2 boys
How many Lasseigne Lab kiddos are there?
300
$2.7 Billion
How much did the Human Genome Project cost?
300
the most recently tenured professor in CDIB
Dr. Alexa Mattheyses
400
The year Tinsley Harrison Tower opened
What is 1984?
400
Stole Christmas from the Who's
Who is the Grinch?
400
Unique distinction held by this Lasseigne Lab member
Who was the first member of the Lasseigne Lab?
Also acceptable:
Who is the only Lasseigne Lab member without a dog or cat?
400
99.9% identical
What is the percent of the genome shared by all people?
400
CDIB's Vice-Chair for Educational Affairs
Who is Dr. Cathy Fuller?
500
UAB's oldest predecessor institution
What is the Medical College of Alabama (1859)?
500
The first song performed in space
What is Jingle Bells?
Bonus fact: It was originally a Thanksgiving song!
500
honorary mechanical Lasseigne Lab member
Who is the sequencer?
500
Axolotl, at 32 billion base pairs
What is the largest animal genome sequenced thus far?
500
Lake Guntersville State Park
Where are CDIB retreats held bi-annually?