Friends of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience
We invite you to connect, engage, and enrich yourself in the programs and research of the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) by becoming a Friends of the Petit Institute (FOP) member. As a member, you will have the opportunity to interact with leading scientists in the biotechnology field, as well as support a program that is important to the IBB's mission, the Undergraduate Research Scholars program.
Since 2001, our members have enjoyed special privileges not available to the general public. The following highlights some of these opportunities:
- Annual Black Tie Dinner
Dinner held each Spring with the IBB annual keynote lecturer and IBB Director Bob Nerem. - Distinguished Lecturer
Each fall IBB invites one of the nation's leading researchers to give an address to the entire Institute. - FOP Breakfasts
Private breakfasts with local and out-of-town researchers while visiting with other FOP members - Meet and Greet Receptions
An afternoon reception with a distinguished guest, Bob Nerem, senior Georgia Tech administration members, and other FOP members.