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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!
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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

Future Faculty Fellows Workshop

The Future Faculty Fellows Program aims to prepare postdoctoral scientists for successful careers that combine research, service, mentoring, and teaching. There are two components to the program - a summer workshop on teaching and career development, and a teaching apprenticeship program that provides a faculty-mentored experience in designing and teaching an undergraduate course. Apply: Workshop Application

FFF attendees

42 postdocs from the UW, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and Seattle Biomedical Research Institute attended the 2006 Future Faculty Fellows Workshop. Over the course of 2 days they learned about research, mentoring and teaching, preparing for the job hunt and other career-related issues and opportunities.

Jessica Yellin

Workshop participant Jessica Yellin led a discussion on how to present research and teaching experiences when applying for jobs.

Jessica McAbee Bill Mahoney

Jessica McAbee and Bill Mahoney shared their experiences as Future Faculty Fellow Teaching Apprentices with other postdoctoral fellows.

Discussion on Family and Career

Merrill Hille led a discussion on "Balancing Family and Career Priorities" with the postdocs and faculty members Brian Kennedy, Horacio de la Iglesia, Marti Bosma, and Lyatt Jaegle.

The Future Faculty Fellows Summer Workshop is a 2-day program that focuses on providing participants with teaching and job-seeking skills, and places a strong emphasis on introducing strategies for improving biology teaching at the undergraduate level. The workshop is typically held in September. Call for applications will be distributed through the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the UW Postdoctoral Association in August. See the Web sites for those organizations to get on their mailing lists.

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Future Faculty Fellows Teaching Apprenticeship

Postdocs who complete the Future Faculty Fellows Summer Workshop may apply for opportunities to develop and teach an undergraduate course or seminar as a faculty-mentored experience. The program involves training in course design and implementation one quarter before the fellows teach their courses. Feedback on classroom presentations, assignments, and other aspects of teaching are provided as the courses are taught during winter or spring quarter.

For Additional Information:

Contact the UW-HHMI Postdoctoral Programs Organizer. Phone (206) 543-5273

Faculty
Merrill Hille

Merrill Hille is a Professor in the Department of Biology and a developmental biologist who studies cell migration during zebrafish morphogenesis. She is the Program Organizer of the Future Faculty Fellows Program and the primary mentor of the FFF Teaching Apprentices.

Karen E. Petersen

Karen E. Petersen is a Lecturer in the Department of Biology. She has extensive experience teaching undergraduate majors and non-majors in animal physiology and morphology. She has been co-organizer of the FFF program since 2003.

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Visit Biology Opportunities

Postdocs and graduate students interested in contributing to UW-HHMI and the Department of Biology outreach activities are invited to participate in Visit Biology Program. This program aims to develop age appropriate materials to connect K-12 student group visits to the UW Greenhouse to inquiry-based science teaching in K-12 classrooms.

For Additional Information:

Contact the UW-HHMI Visit Biology Programs Organizer. Phone (206) 221-6891

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Postdoc & Grad Resources for Teaching and Job Seeking

The resources available to learn about career and teaching issues are numerous and online resources are rapidly increasing in number. The trick is to find the references that offer the most practical and timely advice for you. Below are references and websites that have been recommended by colleagues in the biological sciences.

Scientific Societies, University & Agencies for Education

General to all fields:

By Research Fields:

Guides/Strategies for Informed & Innovative Undergraduate Education:

UW Centers or Websites
Books on Career Development & Teaching
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