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If A Starfish Can Grow A New Arm, Why Can't I?

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Through original programming and collaboration with regional and national organizations, PTEI enriches K-12 science education with innovative learning experiences for students and teachers that directly involve them in the world of biotechnology, biomedicine and the emerging field of regenerative medicine.

In the Classroom

Bring regenerative medicine into your classroom with Summer Camp-on-a-Disc (CD) and more Classroom Resources.

PTEI is committed to enriching K-12 science education with innovative learning experiences for students and teachers that directly involve them in the world of biotechnology, biomedicine and the emerging field of regenerative medicine.

If a Starfish can grow a new arm, why can't I?

National Center for Research Resources, A Component of the National Institutes of Health, Awards Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative $1.26 Million to Develop Carnegie Science Center Interactive, Tissue Engineering Exhibit.
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Discover the Middle School Summer Camp!

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ASSET and the Starfish Exhibit

Special Events and Workshops

For students and teachers

Through original programming and collaboration with regional and national organizations, PTEI brings rewarding learning opportunities to schools and students alike. K-12 programs and resources include:

Middle School

High School

High School Summer Research Internships
Summer Academy for Minority Students

The Pitt Biotech Mobile Lab

Western Pennsylvania middle and high school students with a flair for biology won't have to wait to go to college to study in a real lab--the real lab can be brought to them now. On November 10, the University of Pittsburgh unveiled a 70-foot tractor-trailer fabricated into a mobile science laboratory that will give precollege students in the region hands-on experience with medical research and advanced biology. The unveiling is the culmination of a 3-year effort initiated by the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse and primarily involving Pitt, the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative Inc., and the Pittsburgh-based Lyceum Group LLC to acquire the mobile laboratory with the goal of exciting youth in the region about science. Read more…

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News From Pitt News Release

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- See the mobile lab here!

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Pitt Biotech Mobile Lab Project Initiators

Above: Pitt Biotech Mobile Lab Project Initiators -- Allison Slinskey-Legg, University of Pittsburgh; Jane Heiple, Lyceum Group; Joan Schanck, PTEI; and John Glicksman, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse.