The CAISE for informal science education

The Association of Science and Technology Centers, a Washington, D.C.-based membership organization, is home to the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education, a National Science Foundation-funded center that houses a repository of informal science-education projects and related professional resources. ASBMB Today's editor, Angela Hopp, talked to two CAISE staffers: James Bell, the project director and a principal investigator, and Kalie Sacco, the program and community manager. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's outreach coordinator, Geoff Hunt, also joined the discussion. This transcript has been edited for length, style and clarity.