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Tours

Behind the Scenes Tours

The Festival hosts lab and facility tours, in and around the UCSF Mission Bay Campus on Saturday, October 17th.  Tours have very limited capacity and attendees must register online before the event.

These behind-the-scenes tours highlight the scientific wonders of the Bay Area. Tours visit local UCSF and Mission Bay resources and are led by someone who works in the science, technology, engineering, math or health fields. 

All tours FULL with full wait lists

  • Cost: Free
  • Format: In-person only
  • Attendance: Small groups of 12-20 people 
  • Please only sign up for ONE tour in order for more people to be able to participate.
  • Ages 12 and up. 12-15 years old must have a parent/guardian to attend. 16-17 years old can attend with parent/guardian permission form sent after registration.
  • Please note: pre-registered tour attendees will need to arrive at the tour check-in table 40 minutes before the start time of the tour. Those who do not arrive 20 minutes early will lose their spot on the tour to a waitlisted attendee.
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
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Add to CalendarOctober 25, 2025 12:30 pmOctober 25, 2025 1:30 pmPSTTours - Bay Area Science FestivalJump, hop, and balance while we learn about the science behind human performance.https://bayareasciencefestival.org/event/unlocking-human-performance-and-assessing-functional-movement/akILMCXBezwgkecYZmwm128637Tours - Bay Area Science Festival60false
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Unlocking Human Performance and Assessing Functional Movement

Summary: Jump, hop, and balance while we learn about the science behind human performance.
  • Audience: Middle School Students, High School Students, Adults, Families
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
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Add to CalendarOctober 25, 2025 12:30 pmOctober 25, 2025 1:30 pmPSTTours - Bay Area Science FestivalExplore human cognition, affect, and physiology in the context of neuropsychiatric disorders.https://bayareasciencefestival.org/event/neuroscape-lab-tour/akILMCXBezwgkecYZmwm128637Tours - Bay Area Science Festival60false
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Neuroscape Lab Tour

Summary: Explore human cognition, affect, and physiology in the context of neuropsychiatric disorders.
  • Audience: Middle School Students, High School Students, Adults, Families
12:30 pm -
1:30 pm
PST
Add to CalendarOctober 25, 2025 12:30 pmOctober 25, 2025 1:30 pmPSTTours - Bay Area Science FestivalDive into how the brain computes emotions and represents motivation, and how that is changed by depression or stress.https://bayareasciencefestival.org/event/emotions-motivation-and-neuroscience/akILMCXBezwgkecYZmwm128637Tours - Bay Area Science Festival60false
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Emotions, Motivation, and Neuroscience

Summary: Dive into how the brain computes emotions and represents motivation, and how that is changed by depression or stress.
  • Audience: Middle School Students, High School Students, Adults, Families
2:30 pm -
3:30 pm
PST
Add to CalendarOctober 25, 2025 2:30 pmOctober 25, 2025 3:30 pmPSTTours - Bay Area Science FestivalJoin us a tour of UCSF's Preclinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab featuring superconducting magnets!https://bayareasciencefestival.org/event/whats-inside/akILMCXBezwgkecYZmwm128637Tours - Bay Area Science Festival60false
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What's Inside?

Summary: Join us a tour of UCSF’s Preclinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lab featuring superconducting magnets!
  • Audience: Middle School Students, High School Students, Adults, Families
2:30 pm -
3:30 pm
PST
Add to CalendarOctober 25, 2025 2:30 pmOctober 25, 2025 3:30 pmPSTTours - Bay Area Science FestivalDive into how the brain computes emotions and represents motivation, and how that is changed by depression or stress.https://bayareasciencefestival.org/event/emotions-motivation-and-neuroscience-2/akILMCXBezwgkecYZmwm128637Tours - Bay Area Science Festival60false
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Emotions, Motivation, and Neuroscience

Summary: Dive into how the brain computes emotions and represents motivation, and how that is changed by depression or stress.
  • Audience: Middle School Students, High School Students, Adults, Families
2:30 pm -
3:30 pm
PST
Add to CalendarOctober 25, 2025 2:30 pmOctober 25, 2025 3:30 pmPSTTours - Bay Area Science FestivalRobotics in measuring, time-lapse video of cells growing, and multi-color fluorescence in microscopy are tour highlights at the MBC Biolab.https://bayareasciencefestival.org/event/tour-of-a-biotech-laboratory/akILMCXBezwgkecYZmwm128637Tours - Bay Area Science Festival60false
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Tour of a biotech laboratory

Summary: Robotics in measuring, time-lapse video of cells growing, and multi-color fluorescence in microscopy are tour highlights at the MBC Biolab.
  • Audience: Middle School Students, High School Students, Adults, Families

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