Annual Events
Events at the BIO5 Institute engage the community, create collaboration with industry, and connect our scientists to drive innovative research and products forward.
Public Events
Behind BIO5
Behind BIO5 is a celebration of science providing a “public sneak peek” into our world-class research and discovery endeavors focused on solving the world’s grand challenges, improving society, and impacting Arizona. With lab tours, hands-on discovery stations, KEYS alumni poster presentations, inspiring discussions, and much more, this event enables the Arizona community to learn how research grows into meaningful innovation.
BIO5 Inspiring Women in STEM
Open to the public, the annual BIO5 Inspiring Women in STEM event invites women across STEM fields to share their unique journeys. With panelists representing different career stages, this event features a keynote speaker and panel discussion. Following the panel discussion, a networking session occurs to inspire women in their pursuit of a STEM education and/or career.
Research and Innovation Showcase
Learn about exciting innovations that University of Arizona research teams are developing to solve societal challenges at the Research and Innovation Showcase. Designed to facilitate potential collaborations and connections amongst BIO5 faculty members, students, and the local bioscience sector this annual event is open to the public, as well as faculty, students, and staff across the U of A community.
Networking for Researchers & Students
BIO5 Meet Your Neighbor
In line with the spirit of BIO5’s mission, faculty, students, and staff are encouraged to meet with their colleagues through the monthly Meet Your Neighbor event. Hosted in the Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building lobby, BIO5 members have the opportunity to connect with new and old faces and develop research collaborations over donuts and coffee.
Faculty Industry Networking Event
Sponsored by the BIO5 Institute and the Biotechnology Industry Organization of Southern Arizona (BIOSA), the Faculty Industry Networking Event (FINE) supports university and industry innovators in life sciences, medicine, engineering, computer, and information sciences as they pursue the commercialization of their discoveries, products, and ideas. The annual event offers concrete opportunities for professionals to team up on projects and pursue funding through Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants.
Student Industry Networking Event
Working with the BioIndustry Organization Southern Arizona (BIOSA), the BIO5 Institute has successfully connected hundreds of University of Arizona students with representatives from the Arizona bioscience industry each year in February for the Student Industry Networking Event (SINE). Undergraduate and graduate students in life sciences, medicine, chemistry, engineering, computer and information sciences, and business programs can meet potential mentors, secure internships, and investigate future job opportunities.
Other Events
BIOTECH Project
BIO5 sponsors the BIOTECH Project, providing technical support for Arizona teachers to conduct molecular genetics experiments with their students. The project has been successful in raising students' interest and awareness in DNA science by helping teachers engage their students in a hands-on approach to biotechnology.
Software Carpentry Workshop
BIO5 hosts an ongoing workshop series for graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and staff focused on teaching them the scientific computing skills necessary to be productive in today’s complex research environments.
For more information, contact Uwe Hilgert (hilgert@arizona.edu).
Tucson Plant Breeding Institute
The Tucson Plant Breeding Institute (TPBI) offers state-of-the-art instruction and training in modern plant breeding tools such as statistics, molecular breeding, and computation. By offering modules on different topics, the Institute allows a breeder to choose courses that best fit their specific needs. The mission of the institute is to transfer current technologies to a wide audience of users, be they commercial breeders or academics interested in plant science improvement.