Northwest Association for Biomedical Research (NWABR) invites you to be a judge for the “Biomedical Breakthroughs and My Life” middle school essay contest. 7th and 8th grade students write about the development of medications or medical devices used by themselves or relatives. Judges will be needed for two rounds of judging: March 14-20 and March 26-April 2. Judges receive scoring criteria and essays by email. Each student will receive comments from the judges. More information about the contest and last year’s winning essays are available here

Please join UW Professional & Continuing Education for an informative night about higher education designed for busy adults with evening or online classes. Learn about our certificate and graduate programs for the life sciences, health care and social work sectors. Programs represented include medical engineering, biomedical regulatory affairs, pharmaceutical bioengineering, health economics, health care administration, clinical and health informatics, public health, and more. Please RSVP for this free event.

This free, one-day event will be hosted by Amgen, and held on Friday, October 28th, 2011 at Amgen-Seattle, Washington, supported by generous sponsorships from SNBL USA, Ltd, EPL, Inc, STP Education Committee, and Amgen.

The event will include a series of talks by speakers from highly-recognized academic, industry, non-profit, and governmental biomedical institutions in the Pacific Northwest region including: University of Washington, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle Genetics, and Amgen, covering cutting-edge technology in research and latest trends in comparative and toxicologic pathology.

Detailed meeting information with list of speakers is available in the Meeting Agenda. All those engaged in toxicologic pathology and related fields in the Pacific Northwest and beyond are encouraged to attend. For registration and any questions about this upcoming event, please contact the meeting organizer Dr. Hajime Hiraragi (e-mail: hajimeh@amgen.com and phone: 206.265.6728) with their name, degree, title, affiliation, email and phone #.

Echo Lake Elementary School in Shoreline is looking for hands-on activity tables for its Science Night. Host a table with activities that will engage families and show that science is fun.

Ballard High School is looking for judges for scientific posters prepared by Biotech Academy chemistry students. You will talk to students about why they chose the topic and discuss their conclusions.

10:25-11:20am and 11:45-1:140 ¡V Come for one or two poster sessions, with lunch provided.

The mentor registration form can be accessed by following this link: http://nwabr.kintera.org/mentors2011

The Student Bio Expo is an opportunity for high school students to research biomedical and biotechnology topics and then present them in creative ways through a variety of categories, such as molecular modeling, research, journalism, creative writing, teaching, web site design, career exploration, the investigation of biotechnology companies and more.

Volunteer to be a Mentor!

Students are matched with community mentors from scientific institutions, local businesses, and research organizations. As a mentor, you can provide one or more students with guidance and resources as they plan and develop their Expo projects.

What is involved in being a mentor?

You have a choice in the amount of time and type of commitment you can provide: emails only, emails and in person meetings, or research in your lab. ?Mentoring begins in November 2010 and culminates with the Expo on May 24, 2011.

You can find more information about the Expo and mentoring on the NWABR website, www.nwabr.org/studentbiotech. NWABR will try to match mentors and students by areas of interest but a basic understanding of science or expertise in a project category, will qualify you to be a mentor. You become an important role model and you may plant the seed for a career in science.