University of Washington,
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program
News and Deadlines
Upcoming Events
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News/Awards
Read the new article on teaching science process skills from the Fall issue of CBE, by our own Clarissa Dirks and Matthew Cunningham.
Deadlines for Applicants
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.
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.
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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