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DNA Learning Center NYC
Brooklyn, NY
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!
DNALC NYC at CityTech: 62 Tillary Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201 (Directions below)
DNALC NYC is pleased to welcome campers to our new location! The facility, a collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY), is located at New York City College of Technology (City Tech) in Brooklyn and includes six teaching labs with state-of-the-art equipment and two bioinformatics labs.
Summer Camp Calendar
June 26 – 30 |
July 3 – 7* |
July 10 – 14 |
July 17 – 21 |
July 24 – 28 |
July 31 – Aug 4 |
August 7 – 11 |
August 14 – 18 |
August 21 – 25 |
Aug 28 – Sept 1 |
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Camps at the DNA Learning Center NYC, Brooklyn | |||||||||
*July 3–7: Camps in this week are scheduled for four days due to the Independence Day holiday; there will be no class on Tuesday, July 4th. In this week, middle school camp Parent Participation Day is on Friday 2:30–4:30.
| Camp | Prerequisites | Typical Hours |
Tuition In-person | On-Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fun with DNA | entering grade 6–7 | Mon–Thurs 9:30-2:30, Parent Day Fri, 9:30-11:00* | $580 | 400 |
| World of Enzymes | entering grade 8 or Fun With DNA alumni entering grade 7 | Mon–Thurs 9:30–2:30, Parent Day Fri, 9:30-11:00* | $580 | 400 |
| Green Genes | entering grade 9 or World of Enzymes alumni entering grade 8 | Mon–Thurs 9:30–2:30, Parent Day Fri, 9:30-11:00 | $580 | n/a |
| Forensic Detectives | entering grade 9–10 | Mon–Thurs 9:30–2:30, Parent Day Fri, 9:30-11:00* | $580 | 400 |
| DNA Science | entering grades 10–12 | Mon-Thurs 9:30–4:00, Fri 9:30–2:00 | $675 | n/a |
| DNA Barcoding | DNA Science alumni entering grades 10–12 | Mon–Thurs 9:30–4:00, Fri 9:30–2:00 | $675 | 400 |
| BioCoding | DNA Science alumni (or comparable experience) entering grades 11–12 | Mon–Thurs 9:30–4:00, Fri 9:30–2:00 | $675 | n/a |
| Genome Science | DNA Science alumni (or completed AP Biology) entering grades 11–12 | Mon–Thurs 9:30–4:00, Fri 9:30–2:00 | $675 | 400 |
*Week of Independence Day: Camps in this week are scheduled for four days due to the Independence Day holiday;
there will be no class Tuesday, July 4th. Middle school camp Parent Participation Day is on Friday 2:30-4:30.
DNALC COVID-19 Safety Net: The DNALC is committed to providing a safe place for hands-on science. Depending on prevailing circumstances and CDC and New York State Health Department guidelines, updates to these procedures will be incorporated for summer 2023. Staff and students at in-person camps must comply to Safety Net guidelines in place at the time of the camp.
All Camps
World of Enzymes
In-Person | On-Demand
Intro to enzymes in molecular biology and industry; entering grade 8 & Fun alumni entering grade 7
Green Genes
In-Person
Clone a gene and make a fluorescent protein; entering grade 9 & World alumni entering grade 8
Forensic Detectives
In-Person | On-Demand
Intro to conventional forensic science; entering grades 9–10
DNA Science
In-Person
A course on lab techniques of recombinant DNA technology and gene cloning; entering grades 10–12
DNA Barcoding
In-Person | On-Demand
Use DNA barcoding to explore biodiversity; entering grades 10–12
Genome Science
In-Person | On-Demand
Analyze the genetic complement of several organisms; entering grades 11–12 with advanced coursework or camp
Directions to DNA Learning Center NYC at CityTech
Contact us:
- Email:
- Phone:(718) 285-0389
- Fax: (516) 367-5182
Located at:
- 62 Tillary Street
- (Entrance at the corner of Tillary and Adams Streets)
- Brooklyn, New York 11201
Mailing Address:
- 1 Bungtown Road
- Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Directions
Download Directions to DNALC NYC
By subway:
2, 3, 4, 5: Get off at the Borough Hall station and walk towards Adams Street. Turn left (north) on Adams, then right on Tillary Street. Our entrance is near the corner, on the right side of the street.
A, C, F, R: Get off at Jay Street-MetroTech station and walk north on Jay St. Turn left on Tillary St, the entrance will be past the courtyard on the left near Adams Street.
Click here for MTA subway map.
By bus:
B26, B37, B38, B41, B51, B52, B54, B61, B67 or B75.
Click here for MTA Brooklyn Bus Map.
Driving Directions:
Manhattan/Bronx: FDR Drive to the Brooklyn Bridge. When you exit the bridge use the two left lanes to turn left on to Tillary Street. The DNALC NYC at City Tech is just past the intersection. Drop-off is 62 Tillary Street entrance, on the right side of the street.
Queens: Long Island Expressway west to the BQE. Follow the sign to downtown Brooklyn. Exit at Tillary and stay in the center lane past the Flatbush Avenue Extensions; DNALC NYC at City Tech will be on the left - drop-off is 62 Tillary Street, on the left side of the street.
Brooklyn: Belt Parkway to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and get off at the Atlantic Avenue exit. Turn right on Atlantic; continue for five blocks to Boerum Place. Make a left onto Boerum Place; continue across Fulton where Boerum becomes Adams St/Brooklyn Bridge Blvd. Turn right on to Tillary Street. DNALC NYC at City Tech will be on the right - drop-off is 62 Tillary Street entrance.
Staten Island: Cross the Verrazano Bridge to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Take the Belt Parkway to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and get off at the Atlantic Avenue exit. Turn right on Atlantic; continue for five blocks to Boerum Place. Make a left onto Boerum Place; continue across Fulton where Boerum becomes Adams St/Brooklyn Bridge Blvd. Turn right on to Tillary Street. DNALC NYC at City Tech will be on the right - drop-off is 62 Tillary Street entrance.