Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium: A Model Organization for Inspiring and Supporting High School Biotechnology Teachers

The Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium combines the efforts of Bio-Link, community college biotech programs, companies (Amgen, Life Technologies, Johnson & Johnson, LifeScan, and Roche), with local high school partnerships (Gene Connection, SF-BASE, East Bay Biotechnology Education Program, PROBE, and the Santa Clara County Biotechnology Education Partnership) into a powerful resource for supporting science education. This report describes the BABEC organization, what it is does, how it works and what it provides and presents testimonials from various partners.

See videos with interviews from BABEC coordinator Katy Korsmeyer!

• Perspectives from BABEC and Bio-Rad

• Bio-Link Testimonials