The Alumni and Industry Engagement ATE project (DUE 2202011) has a new podcast! The Biotech Beat Podcast is about technicians and education in the biotech industry. Each episode of Biotech Beat will feature an interview with a community college graduate with experience in the biotechnology industry. Listen on Spotify, iHeart ...
Note: This article and photos were written and contributed by Erica Myatt, Virginia Western Community College. Conventional spring break plans typically involve time away from campus for just that, a break. But this past spring, a group of students — not all of whom are pursuing a science-related degree — ...
Created by Julie Griffin, Johnston County Community College. Purpose of IB2F: The intention of this type of event is to encourage those working in industry to consider faculty positions upon retirement or as an adjunct supplementing current industry positions. Planning: 1. Create an Eventbrite ticket or Google Form for industry ...
BiotechTV’s Ali Gorman interviewed Wistar’s Dr. Kristy Shuda McGuire, MS, PhD, dean of Biomedical Studies, and Biomedical Technician Training (BTT) Program graduate & mentor Trey Whiting, a Biotechnology student at Thomas Jefferson University, on this 25th year of the BTT program. A state-credentialed pre-apprenticeship, Wistar’s signature education & training program ...
This article and photos were written and contributed by Eric Devlin, Montgomery County Community College (MCCC). MCCC student Zachary Denmark recently gave the 2024 MCCC commencement student address. May 16, 2024, Blue Bell, Pa. — Zachary Denmark recently completed a personal goal that he’s been working toward for more than ...
On April 2, 2024, the Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute (THBI), co-host Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), and in partnership with Lyda Hill Philanthropies, hosted the first Texas Life Sciences Summit in Austin, Texas. The event brought together industry and state leadership to discuss industry accomplishments, to ...
The annual HI-TEC conference will be held July 29 to August 1 in Kansas City, MO. Preconference events will be held July 29-30. The event is sure to be a busy one, packed with all kinds of great sessions to attend. We assembled a list of sessions presented by InnovATEBIO ...
There is a new podcast in town! Well, there are probably a lot of new podcasts, but this one is covering Synthetic Biology, thanks to SynBioBeta, an innovation network that connects people from diverse walks of life to build a better planet through biology. I have mentioned a few SynBioBeta ...
The June 2023 InnovATEBIO Summit encouraged community college faculty, trade organizations, economic development groups, industry partners, and others to start working together as state teams to support biotech workforce education. Team North Carolina dug right in. They worked together at the summit and continued to work on an action plan ...
Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2024 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program. Application deadline: May 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET. Through SULI ...
This is a condensed version of the original story by Scott Ziegler, Director of Scientific Automation at Merck. Portions were contributed by Dr. Margaret Bryans, Montgomery County Community College. A big difference between biotech in the classroom and biotech in industry is the use of robots. No company could routinely ...
Biotech instructor Joseph Oleniczak has been traveling to world to learn more about international biotechnology. Last December, he shared details from a trip to Spain. His most recent trip and module covers biotechnology in Iceland. Oleniczak and fellow teacher Teresa Coomaraswamy, from Anderson High School, Austin, TX, went to Iceland ...
The Submission Period for the 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) is now open! Submission Period closes April 2, 2024 11:59pm PDT The CCIC is a national competition in which community college student teams (2-4 students), working with a faculty or administrator mentor, use Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) ...
St. Louis Community College (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education. The college is currently hiring for an Instructor II / Assistant Professor - Biological Science and Biotechnology Program ...
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is pleased to announce a Request for Applications for the new ATE Future Leaders Fellows program. AACC invites applications from two-year college professionals from member colleges seeking to advance their leadership skills and contribute to a national dissemination effort on STEM technician education ...
Dear colleagues: We wanted to make you aware of a fellowship opportunity for you or someone associated with your project, to participate in the High Impact Technology Exchange Conference , July 29–August 1, 2024, in Kansas City. Fellowship Award Qualified fellows will be eligible for support of the $645 conference ...
Wow, that was fun. I just spent almost 4 hours on a Thursday night with a diverse, exciting, and talkative bunch of scientists, software engineers, and other folks who are interested in the intersection of the life sciences and artificial intelligence. The event (AI in Biotech Engage & Connect) was ...
Instructional Design Opportunity – work with Core facilities professionals to update existing Business Skills workshop content for 1-2 day program. Collaborate with subject matter experts to review program agenda and allocation of time between lecture and group exercises. Identify opportunities for improvement for both standard and customized content to be ...
Mechanisms of Evolution is a University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) program funded by the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates that aims to provide undergraduates with hypothesis-based projects that investigate one or more mechanisms of evolution, promote careers in science, reinforce the connection between genetics and evolution, and highlight the ...
The DOE BETO AlgaePrize 2023-2025 competition is run in partnership with the Algae Foundation and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The purpose of this national program is to support and encourage students to pursue ideas and invent technologies within the commercial algae value chain. This year's competition is part of ...
