Forsyth Technical Community College
- Cheryl Burrell
Articulation
Winston Salem State University
Students Employed by
Aerotek, Nano Labs, Piedmont Pharmaceuticals, Syngenta, Trans Tech Pharma, Targacept, Tengion, Twin City Bio, Wake Forest University, Wake Forest Baptist Health (Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center), Winston-Salem PD Forensics Department
Program Description
CSO / Biotech Incubator
The Analytical & Molecular Skills Development Lab (AMSDL) is located at the Forsyth Tech, Innovation Quarter, 525 Vine Street, Winston - Salem, NC 27101. The AMSDL has state-of-the-art equipment including Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Technology, Real-Time PCR, Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, and Mass Spectrometry. The AMSDL offers onsite equipment rentals, wet lab space, and education for researchers, businesses, and entrepreneurs. Small businesses and entrepreneurs can use the lab space and equipment to develop and test their products while researchers can get the preliminary data necessary for a potential grant. Education services can include both classroom instruction and on equipment, or on standard operating procedures prior to equipment rental. For further information on the rental use of the laboratory or education courses please contact: Jason Gagliano, AMSDL Coordinator
Fast Facts
Forsyth Technical Community College
2100 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
United States
- NSF-ATE
- US Department of Labor (DoL)
- Establishing a Hub to Support Education of Biomanufacturing Technicians in Cell Therapy and Immunotherapy DUE 2054990
- Developing the Skilled Technical Workforce for Regenerative Medicine Biomanufacturing in the Piedmont Triad Region of North Carolina DUE 2100268
- Skills for Biomedical Emerging Technology Applications, DUE 1800909
- Biosciences Industry Fellowship Project, DUE 1304010
- Forsyth Technical Community College led a consortium of twelve colleges as part of the Department of Labor TAACCT program. This was the Community College Consortium for Bioscience Credentials. #TC-23761-12-60-A-37
Skills Taught in this Program
- Algal culture
- Antibody Techniques
- Artificial Intelligence
- Aseptic technique
- Assays
- Bioinformatics
- Biomanufacturing
- Cell culture
- Clean room work
- Computer skills
- current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)
- DNA sequencing
- Documentation
- Flow cytometry
- Liquid chromatography
- Media and solution preparation
- Microbiology
- Molecular biology
- PCR
- Plant tissue culture
- Protein work
- qPCR
