Margaret Bryans

InnovATEBIO Leadership Team, Biomanufacturing Lead               
Professor of Biotechnology, Montgomery County Community College

Dr. Maggie Bryans received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and went on to do postdoctoral work at the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel, Switzerland, and the Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Ohio State University. Dr. Bryans spent several years conducting National Institute of Health sponsored cancer research in the areas of oncogene regulation and DNA repair before joining MCCC in 2009. Dr. Bryans serves as the Biotechnology Program Coordinator at MCCC, her academic experience includes biotechnology and biomanufacturing program and curriculum development, course design and assessment, and establishment of an industry driven student research program. Dr. Bryans served as the Principal Investigator of the Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC²), leading many initiatives in collaboration with the biopharmaceutical industry sector. This resulted in a suite of curriculum products for biomanufacturing technician training including skill standards, an industry-authored textbook, laboratory manuals, and a comprehensive biomanufacturing exam. Dr. Bryans has designed and hosted train-the-trainer events for teachers and faculty in many areas of biomanufacturing including the cell and gene therapy sector and developed open-source curriculum modules for adoption in courses and programs.