The Northwest Association for Biomedical Research has received a $1.35 million award for science education programs from the National Institutes of Health. The five-year grant, one of 16 given nationally, will help secondary school teachers and students learn about the science and ethics of how biomedical research is conducted, the nonprofit group said in a statement. “It is great to see the Northwest Association for Biomedical Research receive the recognition and funding that this award represents,” said Gov. Christine Gregoire, in a statement.
Author: Luke Timmerman
Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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