Richard Fisher
Director, Educational Outreach
(480) 965-9776
Email Richard ASU offers numerous outreach programs designed to advance science education in our community. The role of the Biodesign Institute is to support these efforts in ways which relate directly to the core strengths of the Institute and maximize the investment citizens have made in ASU and the Biodesign Institute.

The Biodesign Institute participates in events such as the annual See ASU event, which brings more than 3,000 elementary school students from around the state to ASU to participate in a hands-on learning adventure designed to peak their interest in many different educational subjects from science and technology to arts and culture.

The Institute consults with local school districts interested in developing or strengthening their biotech curriculum. We provide tours to science teachers to introduce them to the concept of integrated science, our research projects, and the latest in laboratory design.

The Biodesign Institute High School Internship Program encourages high school students ages 16 and older to pursue careers in science by providing hands-on experience in biotechnology research.

Read about the upcoming 2008 summer program for high school internships and research experiences for teachers »

If you would like more information about our outreach activities, please call (480) 727-8111.

While the Institute is a working research Institute without formal classrooms, it serves a vital function in the education of many ASU students. The Institute engages more student researchers than any other ASU entity. This is a reflection of the investment ASU and the community made in new research buildings, which gives us space to accommodate more students in our labs. Currently, we have more than 230 students working in various capacities at the Institute. This includes nearly 100 undergraduates, more than 90 graduate students, and more than 40 post-doctoral students.