DNA Learning Center NYC
Brooklyn, NY
DNALC NYC at CityTech: 300 Jay 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.
DNALC COVID-19 Safety Net: Staff and students at In-Person camps must comply to Safety Net guidelines in place at the time of the camp. For In-Person camps:
- 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, our COVID-19 Safety Net provides for distanced workstations, individual equipment, daily temperature monitoring, and fully vaccinated instructors.
- View the current DNALC COVID-19 Safety Net procedures. Updates to these procedures will be incorporated as summer approaches.
- Families will be provided revised DNALC COVID-19 Safety Net procedures and student drop off/pick up instructions in June.
June 28 – July 2 |
July 6 – 9* |
July 12 – 16 |
July 19 – 23 |
July 26 – 30 |
August 2 – 6 |
August 9 – 13 |
August 16 – 20 |
August 23 – 27 |
Aug 30 – Sep 3 |
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IN-PERSON at the DNA Learning Center NYC, Brooklyn | |||||||||
| Camp | Prerequisites | Typical Hours | Tuition In-person|Virtual Live|On-Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fun with DNA | entering grade 6–7 | In-Person: Mon–Thurs 9:30-2:30, Parent Day Fri time TBD | $550 | 450 | 350 |
| World of Enzymes | entering grade 8 or Fun With DNA alumni entering grade 7 | In-Person: Mon–Thurs 9:30–2:30, Parent Day Fri time TBD | $550 | 450 | 350 |
| Green Genes | entering grade 9 or World of Enzymes alumni entering grade 8 | In-Person: Mon–Thurs 9:30–2:30, Parent Day Fri time TBD | $550 | n/a | n/a |
| Forensic Detectives | entering grade 9–10 | In-Person: Mon–Thurs 9:30–2:30, Parent Day Fri time TBD | $550 | 450 | 350 |
| DNA Science | entering grades 10–12 | In-Person: Mon-Thurs 9:30–4:00, Fri 9:30–2:00 | $635 | n/a | n/a |
| DNA Barcoding | DNA Science alumni entering grades 10–12 | In-Person: Mon–Thurs 9:30–4:00, Fri 9:30–2:00 | $635 | 550 | 350 |
| BioCoding | DNA Science alumni (or comparable experience) entering grades 11–12 | In-Person: Mon–Thurs 9:30–4:00, Fri 9:30–2:00 | $635 | 550 | n/a |
| Genome Science | DNA Science alumni (or completed AP Biology) entering grades 11–12 | In-Person: Mon–Thurs 9:30–4:00, Fri 9:30–2:00 | $635 | 550 | 350 |
All Camps
Fun with DNA
In-Person | Virtual Live | On-Demand
Entry-level course in DNA science; entering grades 6–7
World of Enzymes
In-Person | Virtual Live | 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 | Virtual Live | 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 | Virtual Live | On-Demand
Use DNA barcoding to explore biodiversity; entering grades 10–12
Genome Science
In-Person | Virtual Live | 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: (516) 367-5170
- Fax: (516) 367-5182
Located at:
- 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn
- New York 11201
- Enter at 259 Adams Street
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 Borough Hall to 259 Adams Street.
A, C, F, R: Get off at Jay Street-MetroTech station and walk towards Borough Hall to 259 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 Manhattan Bus Map.
Driving Directions:
Manhattan/Bronx: FDR Drive to the Brooklyn Bridge. When you exit the bridge the DNALC @ City Tech is just past Tillary Street on the left - drop off is 259 Adams Street entrance.
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; 3 more blocks and turn left on Tillary. DNALC at City Tech will be on the left - drop off is 259 Adams Street entrance.
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 Smith Street. Make a left onto Smith; continue across Fulton where Smith becomes Jay. Make left on Johnson Street, and a right onto Adams St/Brooklyn Bridge Blvd. DNALC at City Tech will be on the right - drop off is 259 Adams 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 Smith Street. Make a left onto Smith; continue across Fulton where Smith becomes Jay. Make left on Johnson Street, and a right onto Adams St/Brooklyn Bridge Blvd. DNALC at City Tech will be on the right - drop off is 259 Adams Street entrance.