Professional development

This year’s conference will be Nov. 17 – 19, 2023, in-person, in Phoenix, Arizona. We hope that you will consider also attending part of the ABRMCS conference (Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists) when you visit Phoenix!

Here’s some new details:

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 InnovATE BIO college programs and their regional industry partners together to identify the technical skills and knowledge needed for the development, manufacture, and testing of these advanced therapies.

This Train the Trainer session focuses on the QC analytics, microbiological control approaches and regulatory requirements associated with ... Read more

The High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) is planning an IN PERSON meeting at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. HI-TEC is supported by the National Science Foundation's Advance Technological Education (NSF-ATE) program and is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and post secondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can all update their knowledge and skills.

The deadlines for submitting proposals are approaching! Find more information at ... Read more

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. Read more

The 2021 NIH Virtual Community College Day will be held on Tuesday, November 23rd - 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. This year's program will highlight biomedical careers, a science talk on "COVID Vaccine: Debunking the Myths", and a 10 year celebration of the NIH Community College Summer Enrichment Program. There will be a faculty breakout session on “The Virtual Teaching Experience: Innovations, Strategies and Lessons Learned”

Please REGISTER by November 1st.

Please check the website ... Read more

Do you feel out of your depth when teaching industry-specific topics like Quality, GMPs, cGLPs, or Documentation?

Biotility has a series of short courses in August that can help. With over 15 years of experience, many industry-based instructors, and a nationwide industry advisory board, Biotility can help you overcome the imposter syndrome and feel more comfortable teaching the material your students need to know.

Course information and Dates

August 2nd, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm ET - ... Read more

This biomanufacturing workshop was the second of 2 sessions. The first virtual biomanufacturing workshop was hosted by the AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center in December 2020. View presentations from the AC2 Biomanufacturing Workshop

In this second virtual session, curriculum experts and industry representatives talked about manufacturing monoclonal antibodies, cell and gene therapy, teaching supply chain concepts, biotech skill standards, and synthetic ... Read more

Join this webinar focused on the exciting and rapidly developing area of CRISPR-based gene editing. This FREE Gene Editing Workshop will be presented in partnership by Delaware Technical Community College and the Gene Editing Institute, based in ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute. The workshop, designed for community college instructors, will share information and curriculum within the field, as well as a video-recorded lab demonstration. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to incorporate gene editing curriculum into their own ... Read more

This FREE Gene Editing Workshop will be presented in partnership by Delaware Technical Community College and the Gene Editing Institute, based in ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute. The workshop, designed for community college instructors, will share information and curriculum within the field, as well as a video-recorded lab demonstration. At the conclusion of the workshop, you will be able to incorporate gene editing curriculum into the courses you teach.

Funding for this workshop comes from the National Science ... Read more