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Speakers' Bureau
Speaker Patty Wood demonstrates her dialysis
shunt for students.
The NWABR Speakers' Bureau has provided a connection between the
scientific community and the general public since 1989.
Speakers are available on topics ranging from
AIDS research to the effects of drugs and alcohol on the brain.
The Bureau has over 150 speakers available to make presentations
tailored to a wide range of audiences including: service clubs,
businesses, religious groups, K-12 educational institutions, health
care and voluntary health organizations.
- Research scientists can share the latest
developments in their field.
- Patients can tell how their lives were saved
or improved because of new medical treatments.
- Laboratory veterinarians can answer questions
about how research animals are cared for and how research has
benefited pets.
- Research technicians can talk about career
opportunities.
Topics include:
| Biomedical Research |
Neurobiology |
| Bioscience Careers |
Organ Donation |
| Drugs and the
Brain |
Patient Perspectives
on Research |
| Ethics |
Use of Animals
in Research |
| Genetics |
And Many More!!! |
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Immunology |
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If you live in Washington State and would like
to become a speaker, please fill out the Speaker Questionnaire form
and submit it to us electronically or via fax. We will contact you
with science education outreach opportunities that may be of interest
to you. Thank you for helping to bring the perspectives of patients,
scientists, and science professionals to
the public!
The NWABR Speakers' Bureau is a statewide program funded by the National
Center for Research Resources at the National Institutes of Health
and the National Institute of Drug Abuse. The University of Washington,
Group Health of Puget Sound and the Pacific Science Center are partners
with NWABR in these grants.
NWABR is a 501(c)3 organization. All contributions
are tax deductible.
The NWABR web site was made possible by funding from the National Center for
Research
Resources and the National Institutes of Health through a Science Education
Partnership Award. Copyright 1999-2003 Northwest Association
for Biomedical Research
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