The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has received a $100,000 grant from the Biogen Idec Foundation that the museum will use for health science programs.
Most of the grant money will help the museum’s Micro World Investigate Lab develop a new interdisciplinary curriculum that will connect basic sciences — chemistry, immunology, microbiology, the environment, biotechnology methods, critical thinking, ethics and scientific design — to applications in human health. Topics could range from biofuels; treating disease; and epidemiology and bioterrorism. The money will also help defray transportation costs for students in outlying and underserved counties going to museum for these programs
“This generous grant from Biogen Idec Foundation helps ensure that the Museum continues to provide the people of North Carolina with innovative, cutting-edge programming,” Museum Director Emlyn Koster said in a statement. “We are delighted and grateful for their continued support.”
The Biogen Idec Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Massachusetts biopharmaceutical company, has a mission of contributing to the communities in which the company operates. Biogen Idec operates a manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park. The foundation emphasizes ways to promote science literacy and encourage young people to consider science careers.
