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GTP Opening
 On July 29, 2004 BSI officially opened the GTP. That evening, a keynote address was given by Dr. Tom Cech, HHMI President followed by an open house. In the days following, BSI sponsored workshops on genomics for teachers that included a scientific panel and presenters from around the country.
 Construction of the GTP was funded by the University of Colorado President, Elizabeth Hoffman, with the support of the University of Colorado at Boulder's Chancellor Richard Bynny and the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Chair, Leslie Leinwand.
 The facility was equipped through a grant to BSI from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Collectively since 1989, HHMI has awarded $9.7 million to the University of Colorado at Boulder in support of undergraduate and K-12 outreach programs.
 Workshop topics included: "The Very Large Micro Array"; "Evolution of Apoptosis Proteins"; "Bioethics and Presymptomatic Testing for Huntington's Disease"; Partnership for Research and Education in Plants (PREP)"; "Genetic Variation and Nicotine Addiction: Investigating How Genes Influence Smoking Behavior"; Exploring Protein and DNA Structure"; "Using Arabidopsis thaliana to Understand Genetics and Genomics"; and "Mitochondria and Chlorplasts as Models of Genomics Biology". Guest presenters included Erin Dolan, Outreach Director for Virginia Tech's Fralin Biotechnology Center; Cyndi Long, Douglas County High School Teacher; Maureen Munn, Director of the High School Human Genome Program at the University of Washington; and Sandra Porter, Geospiza Inc.'s educational offerings lead instructor.
 Panelists included Mark Geraci, Larry Gold, John Hewitt, Kenneth Krauter, Gary Stormo, Mark Yarborough and Leslie Leinwand, whom represent University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado at Boulder, Somalogic Inc., and Washington University School of Medicine. The panel addressed "How best to prepare students for study and careers in fields made possible by genomics" and "What are the most significant societal impacts of genomics research?"
 Artwork for the GTP was done by Tracy Mackprang, a CU Fine Arts student. This series is an artistic interpretation of some of the processes involved in gene expression in eukaryotic cells. These pieces attempt not to explain the science of the process in didactic terms, but to evoke the inherent beauty in the physical forms that make the processes of life possible and the mysteries that remain for science to unravel.
 Sponsors included Affymetrix, SLATERPAULL Architects, Pasco Scientific, VWR International, ISC BioExpress and Fisher Scientific.
 Special thanks to Kyle Beard, Alex Bieling, Maurice Christophe, Kristin Donley, Shelley Harwell, Larry Hunter, Jennifer Knight, John Konhilas, Leslie Leinwand, Steve Luckey, Kevin O'Brien, Natalie Pietsmeyer, Joy Power, Tom Ruzicka, and Mat Volkel.
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