Science fair will fight disease
A fundraising Science Fair is being held at intu Braehead on Saturday to raise money for research into autoimmune diseases.
Paisley mums Nicola McBride, Katie Warner and Clair Jones, all from Glenburn, recently launched a new charity called Autoimmune Conditions UK, which aims to increase awareness and raising money by running fundraising events and applying for research grants.
Visitors to the science event will also get the chance to vote for their top five autoimmune diseases the charity will raise money for during the next 12 months.
It’s estimated that up to four million people in the UK are living with an autoimmune condition.
The autoimmune disease fair – in the shopping mall’s central atrium between 9am and 3pm on Saturday, will feature exhibits and workshops from the Glasgow Science Centre and Glasgow University.
There will be activities for children with interactive games about the human body, arts and crafts, decorating biscuits to look like different kinds of cells in the body and making DNA bracelets for youngsters to take home.
Nicola, 35, said:“As well as raising money for research into autoimmune diseases, we’ll also be encouraging adults and children to learn about science.
“There is a shortage of funding for research into autoimmune diseases and I would like to our bit help make sure there is more funding into the causes and treatment of autoimmune diseases.
“We’re also running a poll just now for people to vote which autoimmune diseases they think needs funding most and we’ll donate whatever we have raised to the top five as voted by the public.”