These pages contain links to profiles, interviews, presentations, and news about students who have graduated from InnovATEBIO biotech programs. Learn about their career paths and their day to day life in biotech.
The Biotech Beat Podcast, from the Alumni and Industry Engagement ATE project ( DUE 2202011), delivers fresh episodes each month. Tune into their March 9, 2026 episode where Stephanie describes her path from pre-vet studies to clinical trial work at the National Institutes of Health ( NIH). Stephanie, a Maryland ...
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The Biotech Beat Podcast, from the Alumni and Industry Engagement ATE project ( DUE 2202011), delivers fresh episodes each month. Listen to their December 12, 2025 episode where we hear how Jennifer's willingness to try opportunities opened up new avenues in her life. Jennifer works at Novo Nordisk in Clayton ...
The Biotech Beat Podcast, from the Alumni and Industry Engagement ATE project ( DUE 2202011), delivers fresh episodes each month. Tune into their November 10, 2025 episode where Dalton shares his journey from his BioWork class in high school to his current role at Grifols Therapeutics in Clayton, North Carolina ...
The Biotech Beat Podcast, from the Alumni and Industry Engagement ATE project ( DUE 2202011), delivers fresh episodes each month. Tune in to the August 14, 2025 episode where they hear Darrin, a biotech professional at Conception Biosciences in Berkeley, describe how Jurassic Park and marine biology inspiration started him ...
Tune in to the November 1, 2025 episode of Biotech Beat where you can hear Eroica talk about her role as a lab assistant at Austin Community College (ACC) and how her interest in graphic design informs her biotechnology work. Growing up, although Eroica was interested in the sciences, particularly ...
Podcast - Andrew Nguyen - April 4, 2025 Tips from a current Pierce student who has been very successful in finding research opportunities as a community college student. Andrew is an alumnus of the ASPIRE Biotech program and the former president of the Symbiotix club.
Tune in to the August 1, 2025 episode of Biotech Beat where you can hear Lashanda describe how her career has helped to improve her quality of life as a single parent. Lashanda went back to get her high school diploma at a later point in life. One of her ...
Tune in to the June 3, 2025 episode of the Biotech Beat podcast, where you will get to hear DaMone', an Austin Community College (ACC) alumni, talk about his path to biotech. DaMone works at Emerald Cloud Lab, in Austin Texas where he is a Lab Operator Level 3. DaMone' ...
Tune in to the May 5, 2025 episode of the Biotech Beat podcast, where you will get to hear Natalie Marquez, a first-generation college student and now an Austin Community College (ACC) alumna, talk about her training and developing career in the field of biotechnology. Natalie works at Clinical Pathology ...
Tune in to the April 9, 2025 episode of the Biotech Beat podcast, where Adia describes her career in biotechnology. Adia's family was already in the biotech field so when it was time to make a career choice, she knew enough to feel that the field would be a good ...
Tune in to the February 24, 2025 episode of the Biotech Beat podcast, where Cesar brings us into his path from law enforcement to biotechnology. Cesar works at Novo Nordisk in North Carolina after retiring from law enforcement. He heard that there was a big biotech presence in Clayton, North ...
In this February 3, 2025 episode of the Biotech Beat podcast you will meet Artemisa, a City College of San Francisco (CCSF) alumna who moved from Mexico City (her home town) to San Francisco, and developed into a Senior Lab Associate along the way. Although she earned a Master's degree ...
In this January, 2025 episode of the Biotech Beat podcast you’ll meet Mike, who is an Austin Community College ( ACC) alum and now works at XBiotech in Austin, TX. Mike had almost finished his entire linguistics degree while still in high school when he took a required science class ...
In this episode of the Biotech Beat podcast you’ll meet Bev, a community college alum who has built a successful career in the biotechnology industry. Bev works at Novo Nordisk in Clayton, North Carolina. Bev considered various career options--she knew a good one would take some college experience so while ...
Nick Vaquera is a City College of San Francisco (CCSF) alum, working at Eikon Therapeutics Theraputics in Drug Discovery. When asked, he says that he sees entry level lab research assistants making $65K to $70K with hardly any experience. Nick has also seen salaries in the drug discovery lab field ...
The October 2025 episode of Biotech Beat features Colby, an Austin Community College Field Application Scientist. Colby takes you on his journey to becoming a Field Application Scientist at Singular Genomics! From his early fascination with science and the transformative impact of community college to his varied roles in the ...
Skylar Thomas works at Grifols Therapeutics in North Carolina as a Training Administrator. She also teaches the BioWork certificate program at a local high school—her industry experience helps give her words authenticity which is so valuable when discussing a career path with a group of young people. Skylar had a ...
