Overview dol cccbc taa grant r.read ccp13 from bio-link Russ H Read, National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW), gives an overview of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant. Read more
Lab skills hub e. johnson ccp 13 from bio-link
Elaine Johnson, National Bio-Link Center, NSF-ATE
PI Dr. Johnson is the executive director of the National Bio-Link Center. She spoke about the prospective goals of the Lab Skills HUB of the TAA CCCBC
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Medical devices hub s. lee ccp 13 from bio-link
Sengyong Lee, Director of the Medical Devices Hub for NBC2, presents progress and current goals for the Community College Consortium for Bioscience credentials
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Biomanufacturing hub s. wallman ccp 13 from bio-link
Sonya Wallman, from the Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2), presents development of national regional hubs and the latest progress in development of biomanufacturing skill standards.
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Ccp13 opening remarks s. wallman from bio-link
Presenter: Dr. Sonia Wallman
Dr. Wallman discussed NBC2 and the community college's role in educating students for positions in biomanufacturing.
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Ccp partnering j_hongo_bio2013_chicago from bio-link
JoAnne S. Hongo, Genentech and City College of San Francisco, talks about their 20-year running partnership, CCSF's Bridge to Biotechnology program, and introduces 'faces of success' from these programs, including a grassroots organization created by a graduate called Nexgene girls.
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Moderator: Dr. Elaine Johnson, Bio-Link
Faces of Success: Our Graduates and Their Careers from bio-link
This interactive session features a lively panel of successful industry professionals who recently gained employability skills at community and technical colleges. Individuals share their pathways to rewarding careers in high-skill, high-wage positions in the biotechnology industry thanks to the access and affordability of targeted programs at community and technical colleges.
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Keynote Speaker - E. Kevin Hrusovsky, former CEO & President of Caliper Life Science, now a PerkinElmer company, spoke on the bioeconomy and new technologies in healthcare.
Keynote Speaker - E. Kevin Hrusovsky from bio-link
Caliper is a premier provider of cutting-edge technologies enabling researchers in the life sciences industry to create life-saving and enhancing medicines and diagnostic tests more quickly and efficiently. Caliper is aggressively innovating new technology to bridge the gap between in vitro assays and in vivo results, enabling researchers to translate those results into cures for human disease. ... Read more
Dr. Sonia Wallman from NBC2 moderated this panel of innovative leaders from biotechnology and biomanufacturing programs.
Innovative and New Programs in Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing from bio-link
This year's panel featured programs noteworthy in their approach to biotechnology/biomanufacturing education and training and the workforce.
Panelists included leaders of the:
Lone Star Biotechnology Institute at Lone Star College, Working with the local biomedical and biofuels industry in Houston, TX;
Biomass Production Training Certificate at Mira Costa College part of the EDGE (Educating and Developing Workers for the Green Economy) initiative for ... Read more
Welcoming comments from Dr. Sonia Wallman, of the Organizing Committee, and Lance Hartford, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation.
Greetings and Opening Remarks from bio-link
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Moderator: Lisa Seidman, Madison Area Technical College, WI
Teaching for the Always-Evolving Biotechnology Workplace from bio-link
Speakers: Vivian Ngan-Winward (SLCC), Ryan Gilmore (BioNetwork Analytical Training Lab, NC), Jeanette Mowery (MATC), Linnea Fletcher (ACC)
Two year biotechnology departments have developed various innovative programs such as student-led contract research and contract manufacturing organizations, research projects, business incubators, and more. At first glance, these programs seem discordant. But, perhaps they provide similar benefits to students preparing for a complex and changing workplace. This session will explore several innovative instructional models, asking ... Read more
Slide presentations and materials from the 9th Annual Community College Program Day at BIO2012. This event is scheduled for Monday, June 18th. Presentations will be posted as they become available. Image source : S. Porter Read more
1. What social media tools does Bio-Link use? Bio-Link uses a List Serve, Facebook, LInkedIn, RSS, and Twitter to reach out and communicate with our community. Reach out to industry, students, and alumni, post and share jobs, poll & get feedback from biotech community post updates, share pictures, info People can subscribe to our blogs and site via RSS Post links to news items Send email More info in the Bio-Link Guide to Social Media 2. Shared note taking with Twitter: JGI Sequencer meeting https://storify.com/phylogenomics/jgi-user-meeting-day-1-2 ISB Symposium on microbiome: https://storify.com/brianduggan/isbsymp-favorite-quotes-and-highlights 3. Tweet chat examples: Science education journal club: #SciTeachJC 4. ... Read more
Slide presentations and materials from the 2012 High Impact Technology Exchange Conference , July 23-26 in Denver, CO. Presentations will be posted as they become available. Image source : Hi-TEC Read more
Presenter : Sheryl Denker & Denmark Group: Mads Tvillingaard Bonde, Tobias Dam & Michael Bodekaer
Dr. Sheryl Denker, Senior Program Advisor for the BayBio Institute spoke about the project to develop the next generation of standards for K-12 science education.
Next Generation Science Standards june2012 from bio-link
Michael Bodekaer, Mads Bonde, and Tobias Aaby Dam presented Labster , http://www.labster.dk , an on-line environment for performing virtual labs.
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Earlier this spring, you shared lots of ideas when we asked for your suggestions for topics for the Summer Fellows Forum .
We think quite a few of these topics would make good Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions.
Here they are below:
Using Kickstarter to fund projects
Growing a program
Quantifying "Good Hands"
Social networks + mobile technologies
Class management and teaching challenges
Teaching & working in a regulated environment
Developing state standards
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Presenters : Lisa Seidman & Jeff Rapp
Reference material :
Lisa Seidman's power point presentation from the 2012 Southern California Biotechnology Conference
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Presenter : Sandra Porter
Preparation :
Get Cn3D
Schedule :
Part I. Get Cn3D going
A. Download 1NAJ.cn3
Turn structures
Move structures without turning
Make structures bigger / smaller
Change rendering style
Change coloring style
Show and hide parts of a structure
Make color key
B. Become familiar with Cytochrome Oxidase C
Look at chains - how many?
try different coloring styles - what do you see?
Look at active site
rendering style tubes, coloring ... Read more
