We are all very grateful for the support of our awesome sponsors, who help make the annual ABLE conference a special experience. A valuable part of every meeting is talking with representatives from companies that really get what we do and offer innovative products and services in support of biology laboratory education.
Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at ABLE 2024? See more details here.
Sponsor Demonstration Schedule
| Sponsor | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
Catalyst Education | At Catalyst Education, we collaborate closely with hundreds of lab faculty nationwide. Recently, we conducted a comprehensive survey among biology lab coordinators, and a prominent challenge emerged: grappling with course redesigns tailored for large enrollment numbers. Join Catalyst Education as we discuss the value in CURES, inquiry and writing-intensive courses and how these courses can be designed and delivered at scale using Labflow. | HJP 2217 |
Van-Griner Learning | Interested in learning what a digital lab option has to offer? In this presentation, we will demo the features of LabRight and how they match up with the needs of your lab. We will cover LabRight Insight, a teacher-facing tool that summarizes key course metrics, like TA grading compliance and scores. Allowing for timely intervention, LabRight Insight ensures a similar student experience across sections. Additional features we will touch on include interactive capabilities, an integrated lab notebook, auto-grading, a drawing tool, lab group work, direct student feedback and more. Designed to be customized, LabRight is an all-in-one platform set up in your LMS by our dedicated project team. | BPS 1230 |
SimBio | Many lab courses start with an introduction to the scientific process, and SimBio’s Understanding Experimental Design tutorial is a perfect introduction to how to do a good experiment in biology. In our demo we’ll show Understanding Experimental Design, which a recent paper in CBE Life Sciences Ed. showed is very effective at improving students ability to design experiments. We’ll then show other modules that have an emphasis on scientific process across the biology curriculum. All attendees will leave with evaluation software to play on your own. | HJP 3233 |
Macmillan Learning | Join Macmillan Learning for lunchtime demos of the Achieve platform tools including Smart Worksheets for labs that require multi-step calculations, lab simulations for pre-lab prep or make-up labs, and learn about our full-service custom print and editable e-book services. | HJP 2242 |
miniPCR | How to Teach Protein Purification on a Budget Come participate in a hands-on demo of our new Protein Purification Biotech Skills Lab! In this lab, students express a mixture of fluorescent proteins and then use affinity chromatography to purify them – with magnets! Because the lab uses cutting-edge cell-free technology and magnetic purification beads, minimal equipment is required and the protocol is quick and straightforward – a very classroom-friendly lab perfect for demonstrating protein purification as an essential biotech skill. | HJP 2230 |
Be sure to visit these sponsors at the 2024 ABLE Conference!
