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Last month we hosted a career panel at Oceanside High School, where Energy and Environmental Design students had the cha...
06/17/2026

Last month we hosted a career panel at Oceanside High School, where Energy and Environmental Design students had the chance to hear directly from professionals working across various industries. With student moderators guiding the panel, panelists shared their career journeys and offered insights into a variety of topic areas including environmental science, facilities operations, and sustainability. Thank you to the professionals who dedicated their time and effort to participating in this panel: Alex Negulescu (LPA Design Studios), David Pierre, AIA, LEED G.A. (Gensler), Jennifer Kylstad Hershman, LEED AP, (Community Advocate), and Tamara Fox (Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.).

This past month, we had the privilege of welcoming three high school interns from High Tech High to the Generation STEAM...
06/13/2026

This past month, we had the privilege of welcoming three high school interns from High Tech High to the Generation STEAM team. Over four weeks, they jumped into real projects, developed skills alongside our staff, and wrapped up with independent presentations to the team. Watching them grow in such a short time was genuinely inspiring. Supporting opportunities like this, where students can explore and develop their path toward a career in science, is exactly what we're here for. Thank you to our interns and to their schools for this partnership.

We recently wrapped up our virtual spring mentorship program! 💡 During this program, 14 mentors from STEAM organization...
06/11/2026

We recently wrapped up our virtual spring mentorship program! 💡

During this program, 14 mentors from STEAM organizations including Illumina, Inc., Novartis, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, helped students from Oceanside High School develop their practical workforce skills.

Over the course of five weeks, mentors and students went over resume building, elevator pitches, interpreting RIASEC results, researching opportunities, and how to set achievable goals for themselves as they enter the workforce or higher education.

Thank you to the amazing mentors who participated in our spring mentorship program! ✨

Our team recently visited Lycia Therapeutics at their office in the Bay Area to organize a science kit building event, w...
05/28/2026

Our team recently visited Lycia Therapeutics at their office in the Bay Area to organize a science kit building event, where 21 members of their team volunteered their time to build 148 Circuit Critter science lab kits which have been donated to Martin Elementary School.

Thank you to the amazing volunteers from Lycia who took the time out of their day to put this donation together!

We’re hiring! 🚀 Our team at Generation STEAM is looking for a part-time Program Coordinator to help us inspire the next ...
05/21/2026

We’re hiring! 🚀

Our team at Generation STEAM is looking for a part-time Program Coordinator to help us inspire the next generation of K-12 STEAM visionaries!

We are searching for someone who has a passion for giving back to the community and positively impacting students’ lives.

Task Highlights include:
• Help plan and execute major events and programs, like the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering and our annual Women Who Inspire Conference
• Flex your skills in content creation, social media management, and newsletter design
• Work closely with our team and collaborate with our affiliates at Biocom, California’s largest life science affiliate organization

We need someone who is proactive, organized, has strong communication skills, and is passionate about helping the community.

View the full job posting and apply here: bit.ly/49bRBTA

Know someone perfect for this? Tag them below!

Last week we honored ~100 ScienceBridge students (2025/2026) with an End-of-Year Celebration featuring an online career ...
05/17/2026

Last week we honored ~100 ScienceBridge students (2025/2026) with an End-of-Year Celebration featuring an online career panel with professionals from Kenai Therapeutics, Thermo Fisher Scientific , and San Diego State University! 🎉

ScienceBridge is a student-driven biotechnology program that transforms high school classrooms into functioning biotech production labs. 🔬

A huge congratulations to this year's cohort; their dedication and hard work this year has been incredible to watch. We can't wait to see what the next class brings!

We're very grateful for our partnership with Illumina, Inc. to deliver the Illumina Genomic Discoveries (IGD) program. I...
05/11/2026

We're very grateful for our partnership with Illumina, Inc. to deliver the Illumina Genomic Discoveries (IGD) program. IGD is a remarkably impactful program, empowering teachers to create work-based genomics learning, and exposing students to the biotech and life science industry.

We greatly appreciate the dedicated educators utilizing IGD in their classrooms. We recently sat down to speak with one of those educators, Jorgina Hall from Otay Ranch High School, to learn more about IGD's impact on her and her students.

Read more about this incredible teacher and program: bit.ly/42o6EG5

Last month we brought students from the Health & Medicine pathway at Lincoln High School to tour Kura Oncology, getting ...
05/04/2026

Last month we brought students from the Health & Medicine pathway at Lincoln High School to tour Kura Oncology, getting an up-close look at the work being done to develop treatments for different types of cancers.

Students were guided through the campus and labs, learning about the different kinds of jobs involved with bringing new cancer treatments into practice. The day wrapped up with a career panel featuring an array of professionals in different fields on the Kura Oncology team.

Thank you to Kura Oncology for opening your doors and inspiring the next generation of leaders!

In celebration of DNA Day, Illumina, Inc. spent the month of April bringing their Future is Bright campaign to classroom...
05/02/2026

In celebration of DNA Day, Illumina, Inc. spent the month of April bringing their Future is Bright campaign to classrooms across San Diego and the Bay Area as well as hosting a central hub of free learning resources at dnaday.org.

Over the course of the month, Illumina volunteers attended 9 career chats across 7 schools, connecting with 9 teachers, 18 classes, and 577 students.

Thank you to Illumina for investing in the next generation of life science talent and for making this year’s DNA Day one to remember! 🧬

Earlier this month we hosted a career panel at El Camino High School, where students in a CTE Biotechnology II class hea...
05/01/2026

Earlier this month we hosted a career panel at El Camino High School, where students in a CTE Biotechnology II class heard directly from professionals working in STEAM. 🔬

With student moderators leading the conversation, panelists shared their career journeys and explained to students that the path into biotech rarely looks the same twice.

Moments like this give students not just knowledge, but visibility into the opportunities available to them as they prepare to enter the workforce. ✨

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