The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, in conjunction with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, offers a variety of programs for high school biology teachers and their students. Some programs expand the knowledge of teachers by providing a conduit to the latest scientific research and educational technology. Other programs expose high school students to experimental biology in a laboratory setting. The broad objective of Life Sciences-HHMI High School Outreach Program is to excite students and teachers about doing science and to encourage their further exploration of the life sciences.