WABR was founded a decade ago to educate the public on the value of biomedical research for the health of both humans and animals. The past ten years have been a magnificent implementation of that goal.
Biomedical research is a commitment to life.
Much remains to be done. Both she and Ms. Frary were in the midst of a bioethics unit and thought promoting the competition would be a great way to complete the lesson and provide a little extra motivation for the students. Together Ms. Frary and Ms. Bukowski presented the contest materials to their classes, resulting in over 60 student projects being submitted. Ms. Bukowski had worked as a research technician at the University of Washington using a rat model system and wanted the students to be exposed to the facts associated with how and why animals are used. Both Ms. Frary and Ms. Bukowski praised the contest for providing a variety of different entry categories.