"Be Healthy as a Fish" educational program - Presenting how zebrafish can improve our understanding of human diseases.

While mice and rats are still the most common choices for modeling human diseases, the use of zebrafish (Danio rerio) is becoming increasingly popular. In response to this growing potential, the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) decided to introduce the Be Healthy as a Fish campaign in 2014. The program aims to educate school children on how the zebrafish can be used as a model organism to help scientists understand the way the human body works.

Be Healthy as a Fish Educational Program at the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, Poland.

The purpose of the Be Healthy as a Fish educational program that is organized by the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMCB) in Warsaw, Poland, is to educate children about the ways in which zebrafish can be used as a model organism to help scientists understand the way the human body works. We introduce Be Healthy as a Fish workshops to children in fourth to sixth grades of primary school (9-11 years old), together with two kinds of materials under the same title: a book and a movie. We focus on the field of biology in a way that complements the children's classroom curriculum and encourages them to broaden their interests in biology in the future.