Congratulations. Now that you have you have gathered your evidence, using the outcomes/products of your research, it is time to review your findings in teams and collaborate on a presentation. You will make your presentation to your peers as well as several scientists here at NIH that are doing research with the COMT gene. Everyone is looking forward to seeing what you have discovered.
This presentation should shed some light on the questions that drove your research, which were:
- Would it be helpful to perform genetic testing for different COMT genotypes before prescribing drugs to treat either Parkinson’s disease, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, migraine headaches, pain, smoking (tobacco dependence), or schizophrenia? Don’t panic. Your team will only be required to present your research for a single one of these conditions.
- What evidence supports your conclusion that it would (or would not) be useful to know the COMT genotype before prescribing a drug to treat the condition that you chose to research?
Make inferences based on evidence that you gathered in your word document.
Work with your team
Confer, plan, create a 20-minute presentation and deliver it as a team. Use the attached Presentation Tips as guidelines. Additional presentation tips are available in the Orientation for this site.
