Tyler Junior College has been selected as the host site for Saturdays regional conference of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society.

HAPS is a national society of more than 1,700 educators from high schools, two- and four-year colleges, universities, and private businesses in the United States, Canada and throughout the rest of the world, said Dr. Betsy Ott, TJC biology professor and recent past president of the organization.

Ott has been a professor at TJC since 1982, teaching anatomy and physiology, general biology for non-science majors, and biology for majors.

In addition to her term last year as HAPS president, Ott was also named an honorary member of the National Association of Biology Teachers, the groups highest honor.

Meetings and workshops will be in the newly renovated Anatomy & Physiology labs in the Pirtle Technology building on the TJC main campus. Exhibitors will be on hand from textbook, teaching and technology companies, along with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Workshops will range from content updates to innovations in teaching techniques and technology. At the end of the day, participants will be given a tour of the state-of-the-art simulation labs in TJCs Rogers Nursing & Health Sciences Center.

For more on TJC science programs, go to http://www.tjc.edu/science .

-Melissa McTee

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TJC to host Human Anatomy & Physiology Society regional conference - Tyler Morning Telegraph