University of Washington
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Programs
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Upcoming Events
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News/Awards
"Facilitating Long-Term Changes in Student Approaches to Learning Science"
HHMI EXROP Awardee: Elischa Sanders
Levinson Emerging Scholar: Marvin Nayan
President's Achievement Awardee: Denise Della
Bank of America Scholar: Jose Mario Pineda
Wells Fargo Vice President’s Achievement Awardee: Erica Chavez Santos
McNair Scholar: Elizabeth Emau, Chinonso Opara, Martha Zepeda Rivera
Mary Gates Scholar: Justin De Leon, Denise Della, Mauna Edrozo, Brittany Harding, Shereen Khorami, Megan Lacy, Helen Lai, Nathan Ma, Kevin Magnaye, Chantal Murthy, Alex Nelson, Kien-Thiet Nguyen, Jose Pineda, Claire Powers, Neela Ramanujam, Keiko Weir, Yue Xiang, Simon Zhou, Jessie Zou
S.M.A.R.T. Challenge Winning Team: Alexis Brendible, Veronica Rodriguez, Yesenia Rosales, and Erica Chavez Santos
Emerging Researchers National Meeting Presentation Awardees: Klondy Canales and Thien-Y Le
Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Presenters: Nadya Ali, Jennifer Cross, Rebecca de Frates, and Cynthia Wainaina
About the Programs
Welcome to the website for the UW-HHMI Science Education Programs. Our programs were designed to increase the diversity and success of students and mentors in the biological sciences and drive innovations in science education and outreach. Our programs were generously supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) from 1989 through 2012 and based in the Department of Biology.
We hope you will take a few minutes to learn about our programs for UW students, postdocs, and faculty, and our outreach programs for K-12 students and teachers from across the state of Washington We are anxious to share our HHMI-funded resources with interested colleagues. Please see our program pages for links to our materials and publications. We welcome your feedback about whether these resources are useful for your work in science education, training, and research.
The Biology Fellows Program
for undergraduate pre-majors
For a brief view of major programs, please download our brochures:
- Integrative Research Internship Program for Undergraduates
- Biology Fellows Program for Undergraduates
- Future Faculty Development for Postdocs
- SILS and QuILS for K-12 Teachers
- Northwest HHMI Network, a Regional Collaboration
Program Staff
Program Director
Barbara Wakimoto, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
Program Manager
Nomi Odano
Undergraduate Programs Organizer
Brian Buchwitz, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Programs Organizer
Merrill Hille, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
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.
Advisory Committee
2006-2010 Advisory Committee Members:
Dr. John Bransford, Professor of Education, College of Education and the LIFE Center
Dr. Tom Daniel, Professor, Department of Biology
Dr. Pete Greenberg, Professor, 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