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University of Washington, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program

News and Deadlines

Upcoming Events

September 9-10, 2008
Future Faculty Fellows Summer Workshop for Postdocs.
October 3, 2008
UW-HHMI Biology Symposium
New UW Biology HHMI Website!
Welcome to the new website. It is designed to be more active and informative.
We hope you enjoy it!
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News/Awards

In print...

Read the new article on teaching science process skills from the Fall issue of CBE, by our own Clarissa Dirks and Matthew Cunningham.
Congratulations to the 2007/08 Award, Prize, and Scholarship Receipients
Julia Gertsen: Frye-Hotson-Rigg Award, May Garrett Hayes Award
Anjelique Schulfer: Frye-Hotson-Rigg Award
Anna Kramer: Deyrup-Olsen Undergraduate Prize
Hannah Marx: Frye-Hotson-Rigg Award, UNCF-Merck Science Initiative
Forrest Jespersen: Porath-Johnson Award
Congratulations to Krystal St. Julien!
Krystal St. Julien was selected as a 2008 HHMI EXROP student. Krystal is at Harvard University this summer doing research in the laboratory of Dr. Catherine Dulac.

Deadlines for Applicants

October 31, 2008
UW-HHMI Integrative Research Internship Program Application
August 15, 2008
UW-HHMI Future Faculty Fellows Workshop Application

About the Programs

Welcome to the Web site for the UW-HHMI Science Education Programs. Our programs aim to increase the diversity and success of students and mentors in the biological sciences and drive innovations in biology education and outreach. We are based in the UW Department of Biology and our efforts been generously supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) since 1989.

We hope you will take a few minutes to learn about our programs for UW students, postdocs, and faculty, and our outreach programs for Washington state K-12 students and teachers. In addition to these programs, we have also established the HHMI Northwest Network with collaborators at Montana State University and Oregon State University to extend our reach to the larger Pacific Northwestern region.

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The Biology Fellows Program

for undergraduate pre-majors

Program Staff

The UW-HHMI Programs Office is in Hitchcock Hall 318.

Program Director
Barbara Wakimoto, Ph.D.
Washington Research Foundation Professor of Biology

Associate Program Director
Bette Nicotri, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer

Program Assessment
Matthew Cunningham, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Programs Organizer
Brian Buchwitz, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Programs Organizer
Merrill Hille, Ph.D.
Professor

K-12 Teacher Training Programs Organizer
Helen Buttemer, M.S.
Graduate Program Coordinator, UW Masters of Science Program in Biology for Teachers

Visit Biology Programs Organizer
Katherine Glew, Ph.D.

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Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee Members:

Dr. John Bransford, Professor of Education, College of Education and the LIFE Center
Dr. Tom Daniel, Professor and Chair, Department of Biology
Dr. Pete Greenberg, Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology
Dr. Mary Lidstrom, Vice Provost for Research, Professor Department of Chemical Engineering
Dr. Emile Pitre, Associate Vice President, Office of Minority Affairs
Dr. Alan Weiner, Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry

Departmental Advisory Committee:

UW Department of Biology Curriculum Committee

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