These events have been canceled until future notice. DeafTEC (Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students), an NSF ATE Resource Center , provides resources to help faculty and employers educate and work with deaf and hard-of-hearing students (DHH) in STEM-related programs. These resources benefit ALL students and employees, not just those who are deaf or hard of hearing. DeafTEC’s courses: Project Access (for Educators) and Working Together (for Employers) are both online courses that feature live webinars with the creators and curators. Their goal is to strengthen ...
Bioscience Career Preparation Series Spring 2025] Students, alumni, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend. Join us for a series of free interactive Zoom events & networking created for community college students interested in pursuing a career in biotech: ● Gain tools to effectively navigate any lab environment ● Develop your resume & prepare for interviewing ● Learn about biotech careers & meet bioscience professionals Sign-Up TODAY to get Zoom Links for these FREE events! https://bit.ly/BCP-2025
Welcome to the 2025 InnovATEBIO series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. Each talk will be 20 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for questions and discussion. View the whole series of Spring 2025 ATE project talks. Talk 1: Antibody Engineering and NexLAB Description ...
BioMADE is offering a three-day professional development workshop to support instructors at two-year institutions in implementing pilot bioindustrial manfacturing modules. These workshops are part of BioMADE’s work to build a comprehensive community-to-career pathway for bioindustrial manufacturing jobs in Solano County, California. These workshops are relevant for instructors and faculty teaching in biomanufacturing and biotechnology programs at two-year institutions in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. Instructors and faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions and two-year colleges in ...
Welcome to the 2025 InnovATEBIO series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. Each talk will be 20 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for questions and discussion. View the whole series of Spring 2025 ATE project talks. Title: How attached is your dog? An authentic research ...
InnovATEBIO Website & Newsletter DeafTEC (Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students), an NSF ATE Resource Center , provides resources to help faculty and employers educate and work with deaf and hard-of-hearing students (DHH) in STEM-related programs. These resources benefit ALL students and employees, not just those who are deaf or hard of hearing. InnovATEBIO is excited to announce a unique opportunity to participate in a special “screening” of DeafTEC’s courses: Project Access (for Educators) and Working Together (for Employers). Similar to a movie screening where ...
Welcome to the 2025 InnovATEBIO series of virtual ATE project talks. This series features leaders in biotechnology workforce education from across the US sharing their work on exciting projects funded by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. The ATE program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. Each talk will be 20 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for questions and discussion. View the whole series of Spring 2025 ATE project talks. Register today! Talk 1: Training the Future Biotech ...
The National Science Foundation's Advanced Technology Education program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive the US economy. As a National ATE Center, InnovATEBIO works to showcase biotech-related ATE projects and mentor prospective ATE PIs. In keeping with previous years, InnovATEBIO is hosting a series of webinars featuring biotech-related ATE projects. We are grateful for the opportunity to have ATE PIs come talk to you about their projects. We hope these talks encourage you to think about writing and submitting your own proposals to the NSF ATE ...
Apprenti is expanding into Life Sciences Registered Apprenticeships (RAP), and wants to partner with leading training providers to develop industry-aligned programs that will fuel the future workforce. They are offering two information sessions that will explore how their national program model can help training providers expand their reach, work across state borders, and tap into a growing demand for consistent workforce development in life sciences. Session 1: Tuesday, January 14, 1:00–2:00 PM ET - Register Now Session 2: Thursday, January 23, 1:00–2:00 PM ET - Register Now What’s in it for ...
Kick off the holidays with a gift you can really use! Great Biotech Holiday Giveaway and Virtual Cocktail Party Thursday, December 12, 2024 4:00 PM PT | 5:00 PM MT | 6:00 PM CT | 7:00 PM ET Register Bring your own holiday cocktail; reconnect with biotech friends. Learn about some of the latest greatest biotech equipment and teaching kits, then have a chance to win each in the Great Giveaway Raffle. Be there or be square. Grand Prize: Oxford Nanopore MinION, Flongle, and Start-up DNA Sequencing Kit Other great prizes include: BABEC Kits: “K9 PCR” Bio-Rad texts for all participants ...
The InnovATEBIO Bioscience Leadership Institute (BLI), cohort 2, is a professional development program for community college and K-12 bioscience instructors who are interested in joining the next generation of leaders. Senior industry, workforce and academic experts will collaborate with participants on the subject of leadership, not from an academic perspective but from a workplace point of view. The program will stress strategizing, problem solving, team building and leading people. When: The BLI will be held over a period of 8 months from December 1st, 2024, to June 5, 2025. Fall 2024 & ...
Come learn about the session at the National Career Pathways Network Meeting (NCPN) where teams of biotechnology community college, high school, and 4-year faculty are learning how to create stackable credentials with exit points targeting industry jobs, and industry-validated best practices for incorporating technical skills, knowledge, and most importantly, employability skills into their programs. CORD will be running the workshop in conjunction with InnovATEBIO. This is an opportunity to sign up for this session and be granted travel funds to attend. The NCPN meeting will take place Feb ...
Unlock opportunities: Propose a talk or poster and apply for Travel Awards to 2024 ASMCUE! Proposals and Travel Award applications to the ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) Nov. 15 – 17, 2024 in Pittsburgh are now being accepted. Apply for the ASMCUE Textbook Travel Award or the ASMCUE Travel Award, tailored for first-time, in-person ASMCUE attendees actively engaged in undergraduate teaching at selected accredited U.S. institutions. ASMCUE is your place to elevate pedagogical expertise and foster connections. The ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) is driven ...
Join the InnovATEBIO Leadership Team as the Hubs report on their activities and next step plans. Be prepared to ask questions, and share how the hubs can help you with your program, and future initiatives. The following hubs will give 10' presentations: 1. Alumni Network Hub - The Alumni Network hub will report on the tools and strategies they have developed to build, grow, and engage alumni networks, foster industry connections and empower alumni to support bioscience workforce development. You can find resources for speed networking and other tools at Alumni and Industry Engagement Project ...
The Immune Epitope Database (IEDB) is an important tool for developing immunotherapies and vaccines. The IEDB is also useful for educators who wish to incorporate undergraduate research in their classrooms. Dr. Sheela Vemu (Waubonsee Community College) has been using the IEDB with her students and as a team leader four of the Antibody Engineering Hackathons. She and her students were able to publish two peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of Advanced Technological Education (J ATE) and one protocol in QUBES. You can learn more about the IEDB in this virtual workshop. Days & times: All days ...
When: November 04 – November 08, 2024 (5 days) 9 am – 4 pm Including a 1 hour break for lunch Where: Virtual (via the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR) Santa Fe, NM) Objective: Learn how to use the UNIX command line, and perform metagenomic analyses.This workshop covers analyses of 16s and whole genome shotgun metagenomic sequence data, including community analysis and assembly. Audience: This workshop is targeted towards advanced undergraduate or graduate students, and researchers in biology or related fields. Logistics: The workshop will be conducted virtually using Zoom as our ...
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is hosting their first-ever Math and Science Conference this year. The aim of the Math and Science Conference is to bring together teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students from middle school to community college to collaborate on a variety of math and science topics. The conference is open to teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students from middle school through community college classrooms and anyone interested in mathematics and science in deaf education. The NTID Regional STEM Center (NRSC) promotes training and participation for ...
DNA Barcode Analysis and Challenges of Making a Mobile First Bioinformatics Tool Date: Wednesday, October 23rd Time: 3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Room: Congressional Abstract: The Blue Line of DNA Subway is optimized for analyzing DNA barcodes and is one of the most widely used bioinformatics tools to support course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs). DNA Subway 2.0 is being redeveloped as a mobile first and accessible application. By integrating with a nanopore sequencing device, DNA Subway 2.0 will enable sequencing and analyzing of DNA barcodes in the field, in school, and at home—by ...
Come learn how state teams have been formed, are meeting, and what has been accomplished, and how you can work to get your state team moving! North Carolina, Texas, New York, Missouri, and Kansas are at different stages in their efforts and will share lessons learned and what they are planning for the future. Come also learn how InnovATEBIO can help you catalyze state team efforts with an ATE Conference Proposal. Thursday, October 17th, 2:00-3:30 pm Eastern (1:00-2:30 pm Central, 11:00-12:30 pm Pacific) Register for Oct 17th
CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Workshop Intro to UDL for Biotech: FREE 90-minute Online Workshop. This FREE workshop provides valuable information and hands-on training on how to modify SOPs and batch records to accommodate diverse learning styles. This session will provide an opportunity for participants to engage in hands-on exploration of accessibility best practices. Time will be set aside to address specific questions that come up as participants apply the techniques covered in the workshops to their own materials and communications. When: October 16, 2024, 12-1:30 pm PST Where ...
