Partnership for Plant Genomics Education - Education and Outreach- Annual Events

BTSN Meetings (open to teachers currently involved in program; click on date to register)

Date	Time	Speaker
Friday, June 20 FULL	12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Lunch provided Meet at 103 Hutchison Hall	Meeting and Tour—Novozymes Novozymes is the world leader in engineered microorganisms for industrial and consumer product technology. The company's products are used in more than 40 different industries. http://www.novozymes.com
Thursday, July 10	8:30 am - 12:00 pm Breakfast provided	Lecture: David Gilchrist Professor, Plant Pathology—UC Davis Director, Partnership for Plant Genomics Education
Friday, August 7 FULL	8:00 am - 3:00 pm Lunch provided Meet at 103 Hutchison Hall—transportation to JGI will be provided.	Meeting and Tour—Joint Genome Institute Having played a significant role in the federally funded Human Genome Project—generating the complete sequences of Chromosomes 5, 16, and 19—the JGI has now moved on to contributing in other critical areas of genomics research. http://www.jgi.doe.gov

Kit Training Sessions and Additional Training (new teachers or refresher; click on date to register)

Date	Time	Speaker
June 18-19	8:30 am - 4:00 pm Lunch provided	Basic Biotech and Transformation Kit Training Session This session is for teachers interested in joining the kit loan program or for teachers who would like a review of lab techniques.
August 5-6	9:00 am - 12:00 pm Breakfast and lunch provided	PCR Kit Training Session This session is for teachers interested in utilizing the PCR kit with their advanced classes. We will be demonstrating the new thermal cycler and modified lab protocol for teachers interested in a review.

These programs are funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation and the Genentech Foundation for Biomedical Sciences.