Gilson contributes to the Golden Pipetman® Award

The Golden Pipetman is an award given at the University of Minnesota to an outstanding microbiology, immunology and cancer biology (MICaB) graduate student each semester.

The student who receives this award shows great leadership skills and has contributed to the excellence of the MICaB program. The contribution can be in the form of publications, outside funding and service to the program.

The recipient of this award receives a golden Pipetman trophy given by the MICaB program, as well as Pipetman Starter kit that is donated by Gilson, Inc.

“The students do truly appreciate the kit and consider it an honor to receive the award,” Louise Shand, Program coordinator said.

Students are nominated for this award by fellow students or MICaB faculty. The recipient is chosen by the MICaB graduate committee members and past recipients of the Golden Pipetman award, who are still in the program. The recipient is announced at the MICaB student seminar series.

Gilson became involved with the Golden Pipetman Award at UMN in spring 2005, when a representative with Gilson in France, offered to send a kit each semester to the recipients of the Golden Pipetman Award.

“He was simply Googling and found the MICaB website,” Shand said. “He then contacted us with this great idea.”

The award started in fall 2001 as an idea from the Director of Graduate Studies at the time, Christopher Pennell. The objective was to recognize exceptional students for leadership, contributions to the program and publishing a paper in a high-level journal.

Future scientists benefit from Gilson’s new Pipetman Education Program

Gilson is proud to announce the launch of Pipetman Education Program.

Each year hundreds of used Gilson Pipetman pipettes are exchanged for new Gilson pipettes through the company’s Pipetman Trade-in Program. A portion of these pipettes will now be refurbished and then donated to local high schools each month through the Pipetman Education Program. Middleton High School was the first to receive these pipettes on Nov. 3, 2009.

Generally, public schools do not have funding to supply their students with expensive science equipment. The Pipetman Education Program gives students the opportunity to experience real-world science equipment first hand.

When you trade-in your used Gilson pipettes, not only are you contributing to our Pipetman Education Program, but you will also receive 25% off your next Pipetman P, Pipetman Neo, or Pipetman Ultra single channel pipette purchase.

For more information visit www.pipetman.com.

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