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.