Program Name: Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (AWSEM)
Sponsoring Institute: Washington State University-Vancouver and Skyview High School
Contact: Jill Boyer
E-mail: boyer@vancouver.wsu.edu
Phone: 360-546-9720
URL: http://www.awsem.com
Target Audience: Middle and high school girls
Services: Women scientists and engineers (including geneticists and molecular biologists) share their areas of research/expertise with groups of middle or high school girls during brief presentations. The goal is to encourage young women to take science and math courses in middle and high school and to consider careers in science, engineering, and math.

Program Name: Biology Teacher Preparation Program
Sponsoring Institute: Program in Biology, University of Washington
Contact: Dr. Helen Buttemer
E-mail: helenb@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-543-1689
URL: http://www.biology.washington.edu/teachers
Target Audience: Pre-service and in-service biology teachers
Services: Courses, a summer institute, a resource center, teaching lab, and advising services.

Program Name: Expanding Your Horizons
Sponsoring Institute: American Association of University Women (AAUW) for Washington State. Program is trademarked and sponsored by Math/Science Network, Mills College, Oakland, CA.
Contact: Jeanette Whitcher (for all of Washington State)
E-mail: jwitcher@msn.com
Phone: 360-357-9748
URL: http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org
Target Audience: Middle and high school girls
Services: Women scientists (including geneticists) share their area of research with groups of middle or high school girls during brief presentations. The goal is to encourage young women to consider careers in science and to take science courses in middle and high school.

Program Name: The GENETICS Project
Sponsoring Institute: Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington (funded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Contact: Dr. Maureen Munn, Dr. Megan Brown
E-mail: mmunn@u.washington.edu, mtbrown@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-616-4538
URL: http://chroma.mbt.washington.edu/outreach/genetics
Target audience: Elementary, middle, and high school teachers of Puget Sound area school districts.
Services: Professional development workshops in life science and genetics for elementary, middle, and high school teachers, including presentation of inquiry-based instructional modules and introduction to biotechnology techniques; identification and development of outstanding genetics instructional materials;  and life science curriculum framework development. Workshop schedule.

Program Name: Genetics Education Partnership
Sponsoring Institute: Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington (funded by the Eisenhower Foundation)
Contact: Dr. Megan Brown
E-mail: mtbrown@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-616-4538
URL: http://genetics-education-partnership.mbt.washington.edu
Target audience: Elementary, middle school, and high school teachers
Services: The GEP website provides an online copy of the Genetics Education Guide, a publication outlining genetics concepts that all students should learn, when the concepts should be taught, how the genetics concepts mesh with the Washington State Science Essential Leanings, detailed reviews of many instructional materials that can be used to teach genetics, and genetics classroom activities and lesson plans. A pdf version of the guide is also available at the site.

Program Name: High School Human Genome Program
Sponsoring Institute: Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington
Contact: Dr. Maureen Munn, Kristi Martinez
E-mail: mmunn@u.washington.edu, ksanford@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-616-4538
URL: http://hshgp.genome.washington.edu
Target audience: High school biology teachers and their classrooms in Seattle area and other parts of the state. Some classrooms from out of state and in Canada also participate.
Services: Professional development in DNA sequencing and ethics related to genetics research (one week summer institute); provision of DNA sequencing equipment and reagents to participating classrooms.

Program Name: High School Human Genome Project of SW Washington
Sponsoring Institute: University of Washington and Washington State University-Vancouver
Contact: Dr. Steve Sylvester
E-mail: sylveste@vancouver.wsu.edu
Phone: 360-546-9724
URL: http://hshgp.genome.washington.edu
Target audience: high school biology teachers and their classrooms in SW Washington
Services: Provision of DNA sequencing equipment and reagents to participating classrooms. UW trains teachers during a one week summer institute, and Washington State University-Vancouver provides knowledgeable personnel when needed.

Program Name: Howard Hughes Program at Washington State University
Sponsoring Institute: Program in Biology, Washington State University, Pullman
Contact: Dr. John (Skip) Paznokas
E-mail: paznokas@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-335-8649
Target Audience: High school science teachers
URL: http://www.sci.wsu.edu/bio/hhp/index.html
Services: Professional development and equipment loan for teachers throughout the state.

Program Name: Immunex Science Education Manager
Sponsoring Institute: Immunex Corporation
Contact: Janis Wignall
E-mail: wignall@immunex.com
Phone: 206-587-0430
URL: http://www.immunex.com/educator_fs.html
Target Audience: Middle school and high school science teachers and students
Services: Janis Wignall takes biotechnology experiments into classrooms, arranges classroom tours of Immunex, and organizes a biotechnology strand of workshops for the Washington Science Teachers Association Conference. Immunex is also a partner site for the Science Education Partnership (see below).

Program Name: Middle School Science Systemic Change Partnership
Sponsoring Institute: Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington, and the Bellevue, Highline, Northshore, Seattle, and Shoreline school districts
Contact: Caroline Kiehle, Dr. Ethan Allen
E-mail: ckiehle@u.washington.edu , ethana@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-616-6433, 206-221-4692
URL: http://depts.washington.edu/mssci
Target Audience: Middle school science teachers from participating school districts
Services: Professional development for science teachers in inquiry-based science, including genetics.

Program Name: Pacific Northwest Genetics Group (PacNorGG) Education Committee
Sponsoring Institute: PacNorGG
Contact: Susie Ball
E-mail: Susie.Ball@yvmh.org
Phone: 509-575-8160
URL: http://mchneighborhood.ichp.edu/pacnorgg
Target Audience: Genetics service providers, public health professionals, consumers
Services: Education about human medical genetics, birth defects, and familial hereditary conditions. Information is provided via genetic counseling, brochures, fact sheets, and conferences.

Program Name: Partners in Science
Sponsoring Institute: M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Contact: Patrick Ehrman
E-mail: ehrmanp@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-616-7282
URL: http://www.murdock-trust.org
Target Audience: High School Teachers
Services: High school teachers participate in research during two consecutive summers under the guidance of a research scientist. Funds provide a teacher stipend, travel to annual conference, and additional purchases. An application completed jointly by the teacher and scientist must be submitted by December 1.

Program Name: Program in Biotechnology, College of Arts and Sciences
Sponsoring Institute: Seattle Pacific University
Contact: Dr. Richard L. Ridgway (or Dr. Cynthia Fitch)
E-mail: rridgway@spu.edu (or cfitch@spu.edu )
Phone: 206-281-2140
URL: http://www.spu.edu/depts/dcs/summer/science/intro.html
Target Audience: K-12 science teachers
Services: Continuing education courses for K-12 teachers, including the summer course "Biotechnology Applications for Secondary Teachers"; resources in science education and bioethics; classroom assistance with application of biotechnology/genetics-related topics using SPU Biotechnology Program students and/or faculty.

Program Name: Saturday Academy (serving Oregon and SW Washington)
Sponsoring Institute: Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
Contact: Gail Pyle
E-mail: gpyle@admin.ogi.edu
Phone: 503-748-7497
Target Audience: Students in grades 4-12
URL: http://www.ogi.edu/satacad
Services: "Making connections between inquiring young minds and accomplished community professionals to solve real problems." Saturday and evening classes/workshops are offered occasionally on genetics and biotechnology topics. A small number of paid summer research apprenticeships in genetics and molecular biology research are available through the Apprentice in Science and Engineering (ASE) program for high school students.

Program Name: Science Education Partnership
Sponsoring Institute: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Contact: Dr. Nancy Hutchison
E-mail: nhutchis@fhcrc.org
Phone: 206-667-4487
URL: http://www.fhcrc.org/education/sep
Target Audience: Middle and high school science teachers from Washington
Services: During summer institute, participating teachers are paired with research scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Immunex, or ZymoGenetics, where they complete a lab project with the assistance of the scientist mentor. Participants also learn to use basic techniques in biotechnology, as well as ways to integrate these into classroom teaching through presentations by SEP lead teachers. An equipment loan system enables them to carry out these techniques in their classroom throughout the school year.

Program Name: Science, Math and Advanced Technology Center (SMATE)
Sponsoring Institute: Western Washington University
Contact: Jamie Harrington
E-mail: jamie@smate.wwu.edu
Phone: 360-650-7680
URL: http://www.wce.wwu.edu/smate
Target Audience: K-12 teachers of science and mathematics
Services: Reference books, videos, equipment kits, and laboratory supplies can be used on site or checked out by Bellingham-area teachers. SMATE classrooms and labs can be scheduled for use in conjunction with a faculty member.

Program Name: Seattle Partnership for Inquiry-Based Science
Sponsoring Institute: Seattle School District, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Boeing Company
Contact: Elaine Woo
E-mail: ElaineWoo@aol.com
Phone: 206-298-7064
URL: http://science.seattleschools.org
Target Audience: All K-5 teachers and students in Seattle Public Schools
Services: Professional development for teachers in inquiry-based science (summer institutes, in-service days, and classroom coaching). Genetics offered as a content course. Hands-on kits included.

Program Name: Washington Association for Biomedical Research (WABR)
Sponsoring Institute: A non-profit educational consortium of more than 40 member organizations
Contact: Susan Adler
E-mail: wabr@u.washington.edu
Phone: 206-621-8556
URL: http://www.wabr.org/who/outreach.htm
Target Audience: Middle and high school students and teachers, the general public
Services: Bioscientist in the Classroom Speakers Bureau; library of educational materials; essay scholarship contest for high school students; summer institute for science teachers; a grade 7-12 curriculum, Modern Science Miracles, which shows the importance of using animals in biomedical research; free issues of BioRap, a health and science newsletter written for grades 6-8.

Program Name: Washington Biotechnology Foundation (WBF)
Sponsoring Institute: Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association
Contact: Kerry Sturgill, President; Kim Klinke, Vice President
E-mail: kklinke@u.washington.edu
Phone: 425-990-4545
URL: http://www.wabio.com/about/about_wbf.htm ; http://www.WaBio.com/education
Target Audience: K-12 teachers
Services: The not-for-profit WBF brings together organizations, companies, academic institutions, and individuals to foster education, research, and partnerships in biotechnology.

Program Name: Washington Science Teachers Association
Sponsoring Institute: National Science Teachers Association
Contact: Sherry Shaaf
E-mail: sschaaf@orca.esd114.wednet.edu
Phone: not available
URL: http://www.wsta.net
Target Audience: K-12 science teachers
Services: Professional development for teachers; annual conference that includes a biotechnology strand as part of the workshop offerings; a journal, Washington Science Teachers’ Journal, that includes articles on science teaching, classroom units, book reviews, and announcements of upcoming meetings; teacher newsletter.

Program Name: Washington State University - Spokane CityLab
Sponsoring Institute: Washington State University - Spokane
Contact: Sylvia Oliver
E-mail: olivers@wsu.edu
Phone: 509-358-7635
URL: http://www.spokanecitylab.wsu.edu
Target Audience: Middle and High School Students and Teachers
Services: Half-day and full-day biotechnology workshops for middle and high school students; after school science camps for middle school students; summer science camps for middle school students; professional development workshops for teachers on inquiry and problem-solving strategies, research methods, and biotechnology applications.

last updated 5/28/02