Overview
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is a nonprofit institute dedicated to developing and applying scientific advances to health, agriculture, learning, and commercialization. Opened in 2008, HudsonAlpha’s vision is to leverage the synergy between discovery, education, medicine, and economic development in genomic sciences to improve the human condition around the globe. The HudsonAlpha biotechnology campus consists of 152 acres nestled within Cummings Research Park, the nation’s second largest research park. The state-of-the-art facilities co-locate nonprofit scientific researchers with entrepreneurs and educators. HudsonAlpha has become a national and international leader in genetics and genomics research and biotech education and includes more than 30 diverse biotech companies on campus.
Educational Outreach At HudsonAlpha
The Educational Outreach program at HudsonAlpha is organized around two guiding principles: preparing the future biotechnology workforce and cultivating an awareness of the influence of genetics and biotechnology on the lives of all citizens. By partnering with educators, policy makers, civic groups, industry and funding organizations, HudsonAlpha develops curricula, experiences and opportunities that connect with diverse audiences across Alabama and serve as a model for genetics education nationwide.
To learn more about HudsonAlpha, visit hudsonalpha.org
Code Project Key Personnel
Michele C. Morris
Code Project Administrator
Michele has been with HudsonAlpha Institute for the past nine years providing education and training opportunities for high school and collegiate audiences. In her position as Workforce Development Lead for Educational Outreach, Michele develops and implements programs specifically designed to prepare students with the skills they need to enter the genetics, genomics and biotech workforce or take the next steps on their educational pathway. mmorris@hudsonalpha.org
David Hinds
CODE Technical Advisor
David has spent the past three years utilizing protein modeling software and biological databases to characterize gene variants associated with disease. His experience with the YASARA molecular dynamic simulation program has prepared him to guide others in the modeling and analysis of proteins. David attends the University of Alabama in Huntsville and first begin working on variant analysis projects while he was at Wallace State Community College.
Sara Cline, PhD
Code Training Advisor
Sara is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Athens State University where she teaches bioinformatics and related molecular biology classes. She has successfully incorporated the analysis techniques used in CODE to launch students into independent research projects in her classes and in extracurricular programs. Sara’s lab studies organelle biogenesis.
Cynthia L. Stenger, PhD
Code Training Advisor
Cyndi is a Professor of Mathematics at The University of North Alabama where she teaches CODE projects to interdisciplinary students in a semester-long Honors level course. Each week of the course students generate new data in their variant of uncertain significance analysis and end the semester with a full oral and poster presentation of their project.
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