BSSA has designed and organized this key event to accomplish three important goals...

• EDUCATE biology majors about the tremendous variety of career options that are available to them and to provide information on how to explore these options;
• ENRICH students by providing them with access to resources that develop relevant, industry-specific up-to-date skill sets that are essential to succeeding in today's competitive markets; and
• EMPOWER students by helping them network and develop lasting contact with leading industry professionals to translate their training and education into career building, trail-blazing achievements

Panels and presentations on key career options for science majors will be held evenings on May 5, 6, and 7. Highlights will include a pharmaceuticals biotechnology industry overview by Amylin executive Julia Brown and a plant biotechnology overview by biologist Maarten Chrispeels of the San Diego Consortium for Molecular Agriculture.

In addition, representatives of a wide range of life science related fields will discuss career options in biotechnology, the hot new field of green biotechnology, intellectual property rights and life science law, forensics, animal behavior studies and veterinary medicine, public health, careers in alternative medicine, and more. Students will have a chance to ask questions and network with these professionals, who will talk about their own career paths, what their jobs are like, trends in the field, employment prospects, and how to get your foot in the door.

The Expo will conclude with a Job / Internship Fair at the Price Center on Thursday, May 8. Approximately 30 companies will be on hand to talk with life sciences majors about employment opportunities, including Job Fair sponsors Amylin Pharmaceuticals, BioPhase, Biogen, Gen-Probe, Invitrogen, and Pfizer.