highlights from the
2008 CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

 

National Biotechnology Teacher-Leader Program

Eighty-five teacher-leaders from across the country benefited from four days of hands-on professional development sessions, tours of leading biotechnology sites in the area, and admission to the BIO International Convention. For more information, visit the National Biotechnology Teacher-Leader Program page.

Minority Fellows Program

The Minority Fellows Program paired more than 20 graduate students from underserved populations at colleges and universities with industry Mentors. Mentors and Fellows attended sessions on new and emerging technologies, mentoring, scientific content updates, and field visits to local industry and research facilities. All Fellows attended the subsequent BIO International Convention. More more information, visit the Minority Fellows Program page.

Genzyme-Invitrogen Biotech Educator Award

US Education Secretary Margaret Spellings (center) met the 10 finalists to the nation's premier biotechnology teaching award. First-place honoree Jay Vavra of San Diego's High Tech High (holding the award) was recognized by sponsor representatives Pete Leddy of Invitrogen (left) and Michael Wyzga of Genzyme. For more information, visit the Genzyme-Invitrogen Biotech Educator Award page.

sanofi-aventis International BioGENeius Challenge

 

The finalists for the 2008 BioGENEius Challenge were congratulated in front of a BIO International Convention keynote luncheon audience of more than 2,000. The first-place honoree was Mingjuan Zhang of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC, USA. For more information, visit the BioGENEius Challenge page.

biotechnology education Banquet


Approximately 700 educators, students, policymakers, media, and biotechnology industry leaders attended the Biotechnology Education Banquet, the signature networking event of the Conference on Biotechnology Education. US Education Secretary Margaret Spellings delivered the keynote address and spoke directly to the Biotechnology Institute’s mission to advance biotechnology education in the United States.