Chromi the ChromosomeTM !The hot new educational toy that all the geneticists are talking about!

Chromi.com

Chromi is a visual model used for: Teaching genetic concepts: *what a chromosome is *mitosis,meiosis, segregation *non-disjunction, chromosomal disorders, *inheritance The perfect gift for: *hard-to-buy-for genetic professionals *genetic counseling students *science teachers *medical professionals *advanced students

Experiences with Chromi: "We received the new Chromi.   Very cute!  I like the colors. This new one doesn't have velcro but we didn't seem to miss it.  We had our first workshop last week with teachers of grades 5-8.  My colleague, who teaches about chromosomes used Chromi on a number of occasions to demonstrate principles.  Chromi is very useful as a demonstration aid and helped make concepts clearer to the teachers."      Megan Brown, Ph.D., Washington University. "I just borrowed Chromi's from a friend to teach a 1st year community college lecture.  I used 2 volunteers from the class as mother and  father to demonstrate dominant & recessive inheritance (with a hair elastic around the one with the mutation) they were a big hit!!!! ...One student said that it was the best lecture they'd had all year, because it was interactive."     Emily Glogowski, MSc, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer center.

Teaching Chromi Model: (shown above 6 inches long) is available at $5.00 each or $15.00 per set of 4, plus shipping. Each set comes in a plastic carrying case. Click on mail-in order form below: USA domestic orders ONLY (New lower pricing as of 5/2005 for sets!)

Click here to print a mail-in order form: Order Form

Send e-mail to: chromithechromosome@yahoo.com

Research studies creator of Chromi is currently involved with: Gene hunt for Hereditary Lung Cancer Susceptibility, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.  Families with 3 or more blood related members, living or deceased, smokers or non-smokers, that have been diagnosed with lung cancer, may be eligible for this study.  No travel, no cost, phone interview and one-time blood draw at a local clinic or in-home mouth-wash sample. For more info:  http://genetics.wayne.edu/lung salkowsk@med.wayne.edu

Mailing address: Chromi.com P.O. Box 805901 St. Clair Shores, MI 48080-5901

For Genetic Lesson Plan Ideas: This is a link to a wonderful site created By Debra Collins, MS, CGC, Director, Genetics Education Center University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS http://www.kumc.edu/gec/lessons.html

Tax ID: 38-3702129

Chromi's mission:  To facilitate the general public's understanding of basic genetics and to promote the benefits of genetic discovery.

Thank you to Mary Meyer Corporation for helping with this endeavor.

Site revised 5/28/2008