Inclusion is incredibly important to me and my academic path, and I strive to show youth the endless possibilities within STEM by providing exposure to hands on learning opportunities. For example, I conducted a day-long High School Workshop soon after Halloween each year featuring a Murder Mystery; I trained colleagues to teach high school students a host of microbioloical approaches to forensics. Together, volunteer students of the Microbiology Department informed a host of teenagers about the fields of microbiology and the safety procedures for a lab containing microcellular organisms prior to revealing their objective of solving a  murder case.  Laboratory techniques to evaluate suspects included gram staining to assess morphology and biochemical tests to identify characteristic responses. These practice procedures lead to students performing fingerpirinting and ouchterlony tests to visualize the process of antibody coagulation narrow down the potential cultrips. Finally, we trained the high schoolers on PCR and gel electrophoresis. The results of the gel showed the groups DNA banding patterns unique to each suspect and ultimately exposed the criminal.