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Partners In Research (PIR) is a registered Canadian charity founded in 1988 to help Canadians understand the significance, accomplishments and promise of biomedical research in advancing health and medicine. Since its genesis, PIR has broadened its scope to encompass Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) as fields of discovery and study for Canadian students. Partners In Research (PIR) powers four educational programs: In 2006, PIR introduced Virtual Researcher On Call (VROC). Virtual Researcher On Call (VROC) is PIR’s primary outreach project. VROC is an educational support tool focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with a goal to encourage and inspire students to continue in STEM studies toward future career opportunities. The way VROC does that is by connecting students with academic researchers from across Canada using videoconferencing technology. VROC is founded on the belief that education is a team sport requiring participation from a diverse, driven network composed of teachers, researchers, professionals and inquisitive minds. Through VROC, this community engages students, inspires learning and presents a wide variety of career opportunities. STEM Camp has goals similar to our VROC program but is provided in a summer camp format using videoconferencing with researchers as adjuncts to the completion of hands on STEM projects. PIR Live Event was launched in Fall 2014. PIR Live Events engage classrooms across Canada in dynamic online discussions about various STEM topics and introduce them to a range of STEM professionals. Teachers and their students can join a PIR Live Event by tuning into a live stream and tweeting questions to #askPIR. Sanofi Biogenius Canada is a national biotechnology research competition founded in 1993 to help advance careers in science among high school students. Every year nine regional competitions are held. The winners of these regional competitions travel to a national competition to present their research and compete to be the Canadian representative to Bio International held in the US. High school students submit research proposals to a scientific evaluation committee. Students are matched with a biotechnology researcher who will mentor the student. The executive director of PIR is Brent Peltola. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Partners in Research」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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