Cell and Gene Therapy Train the Trainer Session
Event Details
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- Fri, Dec 3 2021, 9:00 - 11:00am EST
Event Description
Cell-based and gene therapy products are a growing area and becoming a major component of the biotechnology industry. The Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies (WEBET) project, funded by NIIMBL, brings six institutions and their regional industry partners together to identify the technical skills and knowledge needed for the development, manufacture, and testing of these advanced therapies.
Labor market needs, technical skill standards, course requirements, and newly developed lab-based curriculum will be discussed in the webinar.
Event Presentations
Introduction and Overview of Cell and Gene Therapy
Margaret Bryans introduces the workshop. James DeKloe provides an introduction to cell and gene therapy. This work was funded by a grant from the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals. (NIIMBL) through the Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies (WEBET) project.
Six colleges are collaborating on the WEBET project:
- Forsyth Community and Technical College (Russ Read)
- MiraCosta College (Barbara Juncosa and Dominique Ignato)
- Montgomery County Community College (Margaret Bryans)
- Quincy College (Isso Bayala)
- Shoreline Community College (Louise Petruzzella)
- Solano College (James DeKloe)
Cell and Gene Therapy Labor Market Research
Russ Read presents data on the growing need for technicians in cell and gene therapy. This work was funded by a grant from NIIMBL through the Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies (WEBET) project
A labor market analysis, produced through the WEBET project, can be downloaded from Biomanufacturing.org
Visit the Cell and Gene Therapy page at Biotech-Careers.org to view interactive maps with links to over 247 companies working in these areas.
Industry Input, Skill Standards, and Cell & Gene Therapy Course Content
Barbara Juncosa, James DeKloe, Margaret Bryans talk about how to teach the concepts and hands-on skills needed for preparing students to work in Cell and Gene Therapy.
This work was funded by NIIMBL through the Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies (WEBET) project
AAV production in HEK293 cells
Isso Bayala talks about laboratory methods for producing Adeno Associated Virus (AAV) in mammalian cells.
This work was funded by NIIMBL through the Workforce Expansion in Biomanufacturing Emerging Technologies (WEBET) project