In 2000, I came to Philadelphia's Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) to start a research laboratory and a zebrafish core facility. Like many places, TJU had a "Take Your Child To Work" day. The department that organized this university-wide effort had the idea of sending the kids to the new, state-of-the-art zebrafish facility on campus. They thought it was the closest available aquarium. Shortly thereafter, I began leading a number of group tours through the facility, giving faculty and students direct, hands-on experience with zebrafish.
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