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.

The 2010 Expo will be held May 24th, 2010
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA

Expo Mentor Registration

Click here to sign up to be a mentor!

For more information about mentorship, visit our Expo Mentors page.

Expo Student Registration

Click here to sign up for the 2010 Expo as a student!

2009 Student Bio Expo Winners!
NWABR announces the winners of the 2009 Student Bio Expo! This year, 360 students from 18 schools participated in our event. Over 250 volunteers from the scientific community served as judges and mentors to our students. Thank you to our sponsors - including Amgen, Biddle Consulting, McEachern Charitable Trust, Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund and Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. Please visit our sponsor page for the complete listing of sponsors.

Click here to download the spreadsheet of 2009 Expo Winners.

2009 Expo Program with Student and Project Lists

Expo in the News - 2009

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.

George Lauer, Eastlake HS, The Biochemical Pathway of Ethylene, Second Place Molecular Modeling 2008

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

Kaitlin Cleveland, The Attic Suspensory Ligament Injury of the Athletic Horse - First Place Art Category	Audrey Geiger, Intl Community Know Your Nose Molecular Modeling
Adam Gilbert, Ballard High School World Blind - A Study on Dyslexia First Place - People's Choice	Lauren Burton, Nathan Hale HS World of Epilepsy First Place Website Category

2008 Cup of Excellence Winners - Royal High School Team

Expo 2008 Slideshow

2008 Winners (download Excel spreadsheet)

Thanks to the over 200 volunteer advisors and judges from 50 organizations who make the Expo possible! We especially acknowledge the contributions of the NW Science Writers Association and all our Sponsors.

2009 Expo Brochure (for advisors/sponsors) (pdf)

Visit our Expo Facebook Page!

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...

Please contact us to share your Expo news.

The mission of the Student Biotech 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.