Educational Outreach at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology aims to create a genomically literate society.
HudsonAlpha is inspiring and preparing society to embrace and use genomic information in their healthcare and agriculture. The Educational Outreach team is helping create a workforce for life science organizations of the future. Our education programs train educators and future scientists through hands-on classroom modules, digital learning, materials and in-depth school and summer camp experiences for educators and students.
06/22/2026
🌟 Meet the Interns: Week 2 🌟
Every intern brings a unique story, perspective, and passion to their summer experience.
This week, get to know another group of interns who are learning, growing, and contributing to meaningful work across our institute. We can’t wait for you to meet them!
Swipe through to learn more.
06/22/2026
Innovative problem-solving starts with great teachers! đź’ˇ
Last week, educators from across North Alabama joined us for Invention Convention training, preparing to inspire the next generation of inventors and problem-solvers. We can’t wait to see what our students discover, design, and invent in the coming year!
Are you a North Alabama educator serving grades 4–12 who missed the training but would like to bring Invention Convention to your students? Contact us to learn more.
06/19/2026
đź‘‹ Meet the Interns!
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be introducing the incredible interns spending their summer with us. From research labs to biotech businesses to education programs, these students are gaining hands-on experience, exploring career pathways, and contributing to meaningful projects across our institute.
This week, meet our first group of interns and learn a little about what brought them here.
🎤 We asked our BioSkills students one simple question:
“What was your favorite part of the week?”
From learning new lab techniques to meeting new friends and exploring future career paths, their answers capture what made BioSkills such a memorable experience.
Hear it directly from the students of summer BioSkills 2026.
06/08/2026
Week 1 of Code of Life camp is in the books in Huntsville! 🧬 From extracting DNA to exploring the science behind life itself, these middle school students jumped headfirst into the world of biotechnology.
06/03/2026
Summer is getting a little more scientific. 🧬✨
This June, rising 10th–12th graders will get hands-on experience with one of the most powerful techniques in modern science — genetic engineering. Over 4 days, students will work through real lab processes to create and manipulate DNA, getting a firsthand look at what happens inside a research lab.
We can’t wait to see what this next group of future scientists discovers. 💙
SummerLearning Biotech
We are so excited to have BioTrain interns back on HudsonAlpha’s campus this summer. We passed off the phone to get to know a few of them and hear what they are up to this week. Meet the BioTrain interns of 2026. 🧬
Attention North Alabama 4th - 12th grade educators: HudsonAlpha is hosting an educator training workshop all about Invention Convention Alabama on June 16th. Invention Convention is an innovation-focused student competition program that was rolled out across the state this past year. We cannot wait to see our Alabama winners compete at the national level in Michigan next week and are excited to start a new program year in August.
If you are a 4th-12th grade educator (in school or out of school) and want to learn more about the program and what it would look like to bring this to your school/students, plan to join us at HudsonAlpha on June 16th.
Register here:
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Happy DNA Day from HudsonAlpha Education! This week we celebrated DNA Day in a big way in Dothan, AL. Teams of HudsonAlpha educators visited every elementary school, and third graders across the city of Dothan participated in a strawberry DNA extraction experiment in a single day. That’s nearly 800 students and strawberries! 🍓
04/24/2026
In honor of DNA Day (tomorrow), WLRH The Curiosity Squad host, Alex Hall, visited HudsonAlpha to record an episode about all things DNA and how HudsonAlpha scientists and companies are using the power of DNA to improve life. Have you heard the episode air this week over on .3 Huntsville? It’s also available for listen anytime on the web. Swipe for the line up of speakers. Happy DNA Day from all of us at HudsonAlpha Education! 🧬
https://wlrh.org/episode/the-curiosity-squad-episode-29-dna-day/
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