Student Bio Expo

The Student Bio Expo is a unique program that engages high school students in creative ways to demonstrate their understanding of the life sciences, and that connects them to scientists and resources in the community.

Thank you for celebrating 10 successful years of the Student Bio Expo with us!

Seattle Times: The Science of Learning about Life - Columnist Jerry Large 5/27/10

Xconomy Feature Article: Generating a Human Return on Investment: Three Young Scientists Pursue Dreams - Luke Timmerman 5/25/10

Download list of 2010 Winners (Excel)

Where are they now? Read inspiring stories about past Expo winners!

Download 2010 Expo Program Booklet (1.7MB pdf)

Crohn's Disease: Featured Multimedia Project
Asher Wycoff, Garfield High School

We thank our 2010 Expo Event Sponsors!
Premier Sponsor - Amgen
Gold Sponsors - Biddle Consulting, Novo Nordisk, and ZymoGenetics
Silver Sponsor - National Science Foundation - BioITEST program
Bronze Sponsors - Jan Chalupny, Kroger Foundation, Seattle BioMed, and the University of Washington Molecular and Cellular Biology Department.

Marta Szabo, Ingraham High School, with judge Ed Weber (Honorable Mention, Molecular Modeling)

Jorden Sorensen, Ballard High School (Third Place, Art)

Adriana Cherskov, Forest Ridge School (1st Place Research)	Peter Budisana, Redmond HS (2nd Place Teaching)
Rachel De Cordoba, Garfield HS (2nd Place, Writing - Journalism)	Glacier Peak High School , Royal High School ("SMART Team" protein modeling)

EXPO VIDEO
This short (6 minute) movie provides an overview of the Expo event, and features short interviews with students, mentor/advisors, judges, and event organizers.

Expo Video - Windows Media

Expo Video - Quicktime 300Kbps streaming

Taylor Teagle, WF West HS Research	Rosemary Spraklin, Ballard HS Art
Morris Linnett, Juanita HS Teaching	Kristiina Yang, Mercer Island HS Writing

Expo in the News

NEW! Xconomy Feature: Singing, Dancing, Careful Note-Taking: Students Express Life Science Ideas at Expo This event was loaded with creative juice, showing around 350 different exhibits from high school students, who displayed molecular models, art projects, lab research reports, journalistic writing, even rap and dance numbers....(Read full article).

The Power of Mentoring: Part I
Under the Microscope: Where Women and Science Connect
Former Expo mentor Rebecca Hernandez blogs about the impact of mentoring in general and about one of her student's Expo experiences in particular.

The Power of Mentoring: Part III
Under the Lens: Outreach Programs in the Northwest
Rebecca's article about outreach and mentoring describes how the Expo got its start, as well as characteristics of our mentor program!

Read news articles from previous years.

I lean forward in my chair, deep in concentration. I can almost feel pieces of information flying through my brain; my brain is in overdrive trying to pin them down. Blood-brain barrier…protein-based drugs…petit mal…lamotrigine…What does it all mean? I’m slowly trying to tame this tempest of concepts I’m learning into something coherent. And I’m having the time of my life... Read about one student's Expo Experience...

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The mission of the Student Bio Expo is to promote an understanding of bioscience research among high school students. We provide access to scientific resources and engage students in new creative ways to demonstrate what they knowand are able to do within the disciplines of biotechnology and biomedicine. By connecting students, teachers, scientistsand the general public together, we strengthen our life sciences community.