About Science Education Outreach (SciEd)

Fred Hutch is a leading research institution dedicated to encouraging the next generation of scientists through participation in our training and educational programs. Our training opportunities reflect the many biomedical disciplines and research interests pursued at Fred Hutch. We have a wide variety of programs that introduce teachers, undergraduates, and high school students to the thrills and challenges of scientific research and the types of careers available at a major research center.

600+

Teachers Have Participated

Working In Labs Side-by-Side with Scientists in our Summer Program

160+

Students Trained Annually

High School and Undergraduate Students Trained at Fred Hutch

15K+

Middle and High School Students

Participate in Hands-on Molecular Biology Kit Loan and Curriculum Program Annually

80%

Participating Students

Identify as Belonging to a Group Underrepresented in Science

Key Science Education Audiences

Researcher, David Hockenbery with student

teacher participating in Science Education Partnership

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Campus Tours, Visits, and Speakers

To learn more about opportunities for campus tours, visits, and speakers and to make a request please visit our SciEd Educational Experiences page.
Our team will check the availability of your request and reply with instructions on how to secure your request.

Initiatives

Data Science/Computational Bio

Much of today’s biology involves analyzing large dataset and developing and using computational tools. We aim to prepare students for careers in this fast-growing area by offering a number of programs that focus on computational biology, bioinformatics, and biostatistics. These range from our introductory programs for high school students (Girls Who Code, Coding for Cancer) to partnerships with the Biostatistics program in Public Health (SeattleStatGrows) for undergraduates. Many of our student research programs have data science components and we also partner with the Data Science Lab (DaSL) on their education efforts. Additionally, the REACH (Research Equity Advancement in Cancer with HBCUs) program brings students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to Seattle for internships in Computational Biology labs.

Hutch Advance

Careers Awareness, Engagement, and Launch Programs

Fred Hutch relies on employees with wide variety of skills working in a broad number of roles to achieve towards our mission. Through our Hutch Advance program, we are committed to increasing awareness of the many STEM-adjacent, administrative, and technical jobs and career pathways available across our organization. We work closely with institutions of higher learning through our Fred Hutch 2-year College Advisory Board and our relationships with local colleges and universities.

Supporters

Fred Hutch is fortunate to work with committed partners and collaborators who ensure the success of our educational programs and allow students to pursue their dreams. Many donors contribute to one or more science education programs at Fred Hutch. For donors to specific programs, please see the corresponding program web pages. We also acknowledge donors who have made recent gifts to science education at Fred Hutch, including: