Blue Jays in Mrs. Amy Tassin’s Biology II AP class participated in a DNA Electrophoresis lab led by Jesuit alumnus Dr. Kyle Happel of the Class of 1989 on Dec. 3 and 4, 2015. Students participating in the lab compared DNA samples similar to the way CSI labs use DNA fingerprints to help determine guilt or innocence. They ran an electrophoresis, separated the DNA fragments by size, and used a high intensity ultraviolet light source to view the results. Happel is an associate professor of medicine at the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans.

Dr. Kyle Happel ’89 gets an enthusiastic answer from seniors Andrew Nguyen, Chance Melancon, and Jeremy Scheffler who have just completed a DNA gel electrophoresis to identify a fictitious crime suspect.

Dr. Kyle Happel ’89 shows three Blue Jays — (from left) seniors Carlos Zervigon, Cade Fuxan, and Alex Gomez — how to use a pipette.