A selective three week fellowship for high schoolers who want to go beyond the classroom. Learn how real biotech works, then author your own bill. You finish with a certificate, recognition for the strongest bills, and a spot at our online showcase.
A joint challenge with BioCode Initiative. Students find a real world health problem, design an innovative solution, and submit a proposal at the crossroads of biotechnology, computer science, and public health. Winning proposals get a public spotlight and top participants get a shot at one on one mentorship. Enter solo or as a team of 2 to 4.
Our curriculum team builds short biotech modules taught by trained student instructors in middle and high schools. Each module runs 45 to 60 minutes, gets reviewed by a working scientist, and pairs a pretest and posttest so we can measure learning gain. First three modules in development: vaccines (how mRNA actually works), CRISPR (the sickle cell cure story), and GMOs (food biotech without the politics). Module impact data goes public as we collect it.
Our advocacy team monitors California and federal biotech legislation, agency comment periods, and hearing schedules. We write position statements and letters of support, and we tie active policy moments to our classroom modules so students leave each session with somewhere to act. Active bills posted on the Advocacy page.
Submissions for this competition have closed. The deadline was March 15th, 2026. Students were invited to pitch an original biotechnology innovation idea with a structured, evidence backed submission.