BIOCOM Scholarship Deadline is Jan. 23, 2009
The BIOCOM Scholarship Deadline has been announced: January 23, 2009 The BIOCOM Scholarship is open to students who are graduating high school seniors with a minimum 3.50 GPA on a 4.0 scale who plan to attend an accredited two-year college or four-year university in the United States who demonstrate a likelihood of achieving academic success with primary emphasis in biology, chemistry, physical and computational biosciences or biomedical engineering, and have a commitment to serving the San Diego life sciences community, have a career goal of working in the biomedical, biotech, and bioscience fields and do not intend to practice medicine.
Please see this link for more information on the BIOCOM Scholarship:
http://www.sdfoundation.org/scholarships/common.shtml#biocom or contact The San Diego Foundation: http://www.sdfoundation.org/scholarships/contactus.shtml with questions.
Build Science, Tech, Engineering and Math Education
Business and Education Direct Connect 2009:
Science-Technology-Engineering-Math
January 15, 2009 4:00-6:00 PM
Liberty Station NTC Promenade
The Business and Education Direct Connect annual event is one part of an on-going system of business involvement that works for and with you; ensuring that members of the business community have an equitable voice in the development of their future workforce. This year’s event will serve as a catalyst to strengthen and develop business partnerships and educational programs in science, technology, engineering and math-related fields. Please join the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Economic Development Corporation, and leaders in business and education to encourage the development of innovative programs that reflect our collective principles, needs and values. For more information about this FREE event or for sponsorship opportunities please visit: www.bedc.sdccte.org.
Life Science Companies Donate Materials to Miramar College
Donations collected primarily from Dowpharma, Pfizer, and Invitrogen were given away to and raffled to high school teachers. Thirty five teachers from the following schools came. If you have surplus materials to help out schools contact sslivka@sdccd.edu or call 619-388-7490. Heres what teachers said:
• ‘Thank you so much for caring about our schools’ (D.M. St Mary Star of the Sea)
• ‘It is a terrific opportunity for those of us with small budgets to get some extra stuff we could never afford to buy.
• I am already looking forward to your next giveaway!’ (MB Kaiser H.S.)
• ‘Once again thank you for all your hard work! I got home to Yucaipa, looked at my stash of cool stuff, and thought about how grateful I am. I want you to know how appreciative I am to you and all the companies who donated supplies.’ (DP Canyon Middle School)
Schools Receiving Donation
| AEA Charter Middle School | San Diego Wild Animal Park | High Tech High Chula Vista | St. Mary star of the sea school in Oceanside | Canyon Middle School;Yucaipa, CA |
| Redlads High School | El Camino HS;Oceanside | Ramona High School | Mountain Empire High School | Thurgood Marshall Middle School |
| San Dieguito H.S. | High Tech High | San Marcos Unified High School District | Canyon Crest Academy | Orange Glen HS |
| Villegas Middle School Riverside | Audeo Girls Academy | New Village Leadership Academy | Great Oak High School | Kaiser High School Fontana |
| St. Michael's School, Poway | St.Therese Academy | Mt Carmel H.S. | Orange Glen High School, Escondido, CA | Coachella Valley Unified School District Coachella |
| Diegueno Middle School | Temecula Valley High School | Chaparral High School | Francis Parker School | San Gorgonio Middle School;Beaumont CA |
| Arrowhead Christian Academy | Southwest High School | Guajome Academy Vista | Lakeside High School Room | Mira Mesa High School |
Science Fair Seeks Presenting Companies
San Diego Science Alliance is hosting its annual Host High Tech Fair on March 11, 2009 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and is seeking life science companies to set up booths for thousands of area high school students to learn about biotech and medical device companies.
The High Tech Fair will also launch the first ever San Diego Science Festival, a month of celebration surrounding our region's diverse science, technology and engineering resources. The 2009 High Tech Fair will provide opportunities for middle and high school students to interact with your organization's "cool" and engaging demonstrations that capture their imagination of the ways in which their studies connect with the world of innovation!
The 2009 High Tech Fair will be here in no time, so we encourage you to register on-line- http://www.sdsa.org/cs/sdsap/create/sdsa_reg?x-t=htfex.create.form as soon as possible and start thinking about what engaging exhibit you will have in store for the students. The Science Alliance's coordination with the San Diego Science Festival 2009, will result in increased exposure, additional marketing, human resource potential and opportunities to participate in more public programs for your organization. Please plan to access additional information at www.sdsa.org/htf regarding registration and event information.
Get Ready for the San Diego Science Festival in April
The 2009 San Diego Science Festival is the first and largest celebration of its kind on the West Coast. Celebrating this year's theme, "The Science of You," the festival will provide more than 500 free and entertaining science outreach activities to greater San Diego County throughout the month of March. Programs include on-site activities at local schools, once-in-a-lifetime field trips, and science workshops at local businesses and research facilities suitable for all ages. The Festival concludes with Expo Day, a day-long celebration in Balboa Park on Saturday April 4, 2009. On Expo Day, science takes over the museums, cultural centers, and the central corridor of Balboa Park with over 300 hands-on activities, demonstrations, experiments, contests, and performances. San Diego Science Festival is a collaboration of over 100 leading science organizations and is facilitated by BioBridge, a program of UC San Diego.Visit the official SDSF website for more information on our sponsors, our events and ways you can get involved: www.sdsciencefestival.com.
21st Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium
21st Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium
January 16-17, 2009
Marriott Los Angeles Airport
This annual event highlights private-public partnerships for biotechnology education and learning. Special sessions this year highlight Bioengineering, Biotechnology Product Development, Diabetes in the Community and Professional Science Masters programs. Over 400 CSU faculty, students and administrators from all 23 CSU campuses across California attend the symposium.
Increase your visibility to prospective employees (44% of the life science graduates in California come from the CSU!). We are actively recruiting mentors for the Career Networking Session. Sponsorships are still available. Please contact Susan Baxter (sbaxter@mail.sdsu.edu) to find out how you can get involved.
Register online at http://www.calstate.edu/csuperb/symposium/2009/ ($50 registration fee) by December 1, 2008.
Grant Opportunities for Life Science Companies
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
PHS 2008-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42]) Grant
Due Date: 01/7/2009
Click here for more information.
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
PHS 2008-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44]) Grant
Due Date: 01/7/2009
Click here for more information.
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Established Investigator Award in Cancer Prevention and Control Modification 3
Due Date: 01/07/2010
Click here for more information.
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
NLM Express Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics (R01) Grant
Due Date: 05/7/2011
Click here for more information.
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Functional Links between the Immune System, Brain Function and Behavior (R21) Grant
Due Date: 05/16/2011
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These grant opportunities have been provided by Grants.Gov and the County of San Diego Office of Resource Development. Should you win an award please email Kristie Grover at kgrover@biocom.org so that she can send feedback on the effectiveness of these services and its value to the community.