HARKER BIOTECHNOLOGY CLUB
WHAT WE DO
01 / LEARN
We teach biology, engineering, and computer science curriculum and lead activities to gain hands-on experience with biotechnology concepts.
02 / DEVELOP
Receive mentorship from and attend speaker events and workshops with various professionals in the biotechnology industry.
03 / INNOVATE
Develop novel biotechnology solutions to real-world problems and pitch to actual investors at the Innovation Development Conference (IDC) at the end of the school year.
INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
PITCH BIOTECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
present biotechnology products ranging from imaging tools to web apps to wearable devices that have been developed over the course of the school year and have the capacity to create real social impact
GAIN
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
real-world biotechnology industry professionals judge and provide feedback on product pitches, mentor students interested in the field, and lead various workshops and events
COMPETE WITH HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS NATION-WIDE
compete with 10+ chapters, meet new people, and network with high school students passionate about leveraging biotechnology for social good from across the nation
MEET THE 2020-2021 OFFICER TEAM
NEXT CLUB
MEETING: TBD
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
PAST EVENTS
Webinar with Rebekah Agwunobi
Sunday, October 18 @ 3pm PST
Rebekah Agwunobi is a sophomore at Columbia University majoring in Computer Science. She is an NCWIT 2018 National Award Winner, Caroline D. Bradley Scholar, and Stanford AI4ALL alumna. Her research interests primarily lie in pretrial justice and critiquing how existing carceral AI solutions can exacerbate social issues, such as racism and data extraction in over-criminalized communities. In addition, she is deeply passionate about making STEM accessible to underrepresented minorities and women. She organized hackathons in high school and is involved primarily in debate, research, and advocacy-oriented initiatives in college. After college, she hopes to pursue research at the intersection of CS and the lived-experiences of people of color and women.
Webinar with Katherine Sizov
Sunday, November 22 @ 3pm PST
Katherine Sizov is the founder of Strella Biotechnology, which is a biosensing platform that can predict the ripeness of fruit. Her technology helps ensure fruit quality throughout every segment of the supply chain by predicting shelf life of food. The investment currently works with food packers to expand into the retail distribution market. Mark Cuban best known from the ABC series “Shark Tank” was one of the investors in this agriculture biotech startup founded by Sizov. She has graduated from UPenn with majors in molecular biology and chemistry as well as engineering entrepreneurship. Katherine has also won the University of Pennsylvania President’s Innovation Prize.
