For the past 20 years Mary Ann Sondrini has been the Executive Director of the Eagleson Institute, a nonprofit foundation with a mission to promote the principles and practices of laboratory safety. To carry out this mission the Eagleson Institute offers seminars and conferences, awards scholarships, sponsors lectures and produces web-based software and videos including a new DVD, " Effective Use of Class II Biological Safety Cabinets." Mary Ann holds a BA in Biology from Williams College and a Masters in Education from Harvard University. Prior to her years at the Eagleson Institute she worked in a research laboratory at Yale University.