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Title: An alliance between university scientists, teachers and industry with an initial focus on biotechnology

Abstract

A collaboration initiated in 1989 between Judy Lachvayder and Chris Cullis in response to an application for a Christa McCauliffe Fellowship has grown into a substantial program. A one week course in biotechnology, using the Cold Spring Harbor Vector van, was run in 1990. A similar one week summer course was run by Cullis for high school freshmen and sophomores. Both programs (teachers and students) have continued with support from the Edison Biotechnology Center (EBTC), U.S. Biochemical, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and CWRU. A core of teachers from these courses were brought together by the EBTC and the Cleveland Regional Area of Biologists (CRABS) was formed. This group holds regular meetings and develops new classroom exercises. A group of master teachers from the participants have also held their own workshops at local and national meetings. A Science and Society Symposium was held in February 1994 and an equipment loan program for teachers has been established. The students who attended the programs are being tracked to determine if they continued their careers in science.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Case Western Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
111093
Report Number(s):
CONF-9404192-
TRN: 95:007145-0029
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Sigma Xi forum for scientists educators and national standards on action at the local level, Atlanta, GA (United States), 14-15 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Scientists, educators, and national standards: Action at the local level; PB: 250 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; 29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY; EDUCATION; STANDARDS; CHILDREN; LEARNING; SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL; TRAINING; RECOMMENDATIONS; EDUCATIONAL TOOLS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INTERAGENCY COOPERATION

Citation Formats

Cullis, C. An alliance between university scientists, teachers and industry with an initial focus on biotechnology. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Cullis, C. An alliance between university scientists, teachers and industry with an initial focus on biotechnology. United States.
Cullis, C. 1994. "An alliance between university scientists, teachers and industry with an initial focus on biotechnology". United States.
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abstractNote = {A collaboration initiated in 1989 between Judy Lachvayder and Chris Cullis in response to an application for a Christa McCauliffe Fellowship has grown into a substantial program. A one week course in biotechnology, using the Cold Spring Harbor Vector van, was run in 1990. A similar one week summer course was run by Cullis for high school freshmen and sophomores. Both programs (teachers and students) have continued with support from the Edison Biotechnology Center (EBTC), U.S. Biochemical, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and CWRU. A core of teachers from these courses were brought together by the EBTC and the Cleveland Regional Area of Biologists (CRABS) was formed. This group holds regular meetings and develops new classroom exercises. A group of master teachers from the participants have also held their own workshops at local and national meetings. A Science and Society Symposium was held in February 1994 and an equipment loan program for teachers has been established. The students who attended the programs are being tracked to determine if they continued their careers in science.},
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