AALAS Exhibits at NSTA

AALAS and the AALAS Foundation recently exhibited at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) annual meeting and trade show in Boston, Massachusetts. This year's meeting attracted nearly 14,000 educators and attendees from across the United States and several international countries.

According to the AALAS Member Relations and Marketing Director John McCutchen: “AALAS distributed over 250 teacher/advisor packets to attendees from 41 states, Puerto Rico, and 7 international countries who visited us at the AALAS exhibit.”

Assisting McCutchen with the AALAS display at the meeting were Dr. Scott Perkins, Vice President of the AALAS Board of Trustees; Ms. Ms Marie Ortega, the AALAS District 1 Alternate Trustee; and Dr. Dr Alan Dittrich, the President of the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research.

The NSTA meeting and show is one of the many education and public outreach events AALAS and the AALAS Foundation exhibit at on an annual basis to promote awareness and career opportunities in laboratory animal science.