Programs

BioQuest offers the following programs:

Site Explorations

BioQuest's Site Explorations are half-day, mini job shadows for an entire class of high school students that include conversations with Seattle BioMed scientists, tours of the Seattle BioMed’s research facilities and a hands-on lab investigation in the BioQuest Discovery Lab. Contact BioQuest for more details.

Teacher Workshops

BioQuest has designed a series of curriculum and workshops for teachers with an emphasis on global health and infectious disease research. Our workshops, provide teachers with in-depth dialog with Seattle BioMed scientists, intimate peeks into Seattle BioMed’s life-saving research programs (e.g., malaria, TB and HIV) and training in global health curriculum to support classroom advancement in state standards. Contact BioQuest for more details.

Global Health Curriculum

Don’t wait for a workshop to bring global health topics into your classroom. Designed by teams of teachers and Seattle BioMed scientists, BioQuest curriculum (both print and animated) uniquely offers the authenticity and inspiring context of malaria, tuberculosis and vaccine development to your classroom approaches!

BioQuest Academy

Looking for a more intimate exposure to science and global health? We will be posting the dates of the 2012 BioQuest Academy for high school juniors at the Academy website.

BioQuest Gallery

Step off of busy Westlake Avenue and find yourself in the “community living room for life sciences”. The BioQuest gallery features artistic exhibits to educate visitors and the community about the challenges of infectious disease as it relates to global health and the hope offered by Seattle BioMed’s research.

Internships

Each year, with philanthropic support, BioQuest staff facilitate the placement of 18 year old teens in Seattle BioMed research laboratories. Applications will be posted by March 2, 2012.  To learn more about how you can make a contribution to the 2012 BioQuest Internship program and the future research leaders that we hire please visit the Seattle BioMed "Give Today" page. Given the nature of our work with the world's deadliest pathogens, we do not employ or place volunteers under the age of 18.

Washington Global Health Alliance Ambassadors

Seeking meaningful ways to connect Washington State Algebra II, chemistry and US History standards withing the context of global health and our state's growing global health industry sector?  Please visit the Ambassador website or talk to Ambassador staff to get more details about this program.

Questions? Contact bioquest-info@seattlebiomed.org.