Are your students interested in presenting their research findings? ABRCMS is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in Seattle and will be a great place for your students to connect with other young researchers and share their work. ABRCMS is the American Society for Microbiology's (ASM) conference for multidisciplinary science and workforce development. For 25 years, ABRCMS has been the premier multidisciplinary scientific conference for supporting all communities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, including those historically excluded in these fields. ABRCMS focuses on academic ...
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.
A recent publication in PLOS One highlighted the work by Ocean Genome Legacy (OGL) scientists and undergraduate co-ops (among others) as they discovered an improved method of preserving DNA during extraction from frozen tissues. DNA sequencing is such a valuable tool for information gathering in the biosciences. Although there have ...
Faculty, industry scientists, and students are invited to apply to attend the 5th Antibody Engineering Hackathon, August 4-7th, 2025. This is a virtual event. There will also be a Pre-hackathon orientation Monday, July 14th, at 10 am PST on Zoom. Visit our website to learn about the projects and apply. This work is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program (DUE 2055036 and DUE 1901984). This event is free. Read about previous Hackathons: Porter, S., Bryans, M., Vemu, S., Kamajaya, A., Ives, F., Dillman, A., Lannan, E., Mann, C., & Smith, T ...
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 ...
Sihem Nadour, a student at Montgomery County Community College, was featured in a recent article by Eric Devlin highlighting her recent publication in JATE and her poster presentation at the ATE PI conference in October 2024. Article and photos by Eric Devlin: When Sihem Nadour made the trip to the ...
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 ...
InnovATEBIO is recruiting a new cohort of undergraduate research institutional partners. If you are interested in developing or expanding opportunities for your biotechnology students to engage in industry relevant research experiences, consider applying. If selected, you will be expected to commit a team of individuals that can work together to ...
This article (1) explores the use of a free and simple Expectation Clarity Tool to enhance biotech-related internships for community college students. By clearly outlining and sharing expectations, success metrics, and training strategies, mentors and interns experienced increased confidence and improved relationships. Both parties reported positive impacts on the overall ...
The Fourth Virtual Hackathon for Developing CURES in Antibody Engineering will be held August 5-8th, 2024 Visit our website to learn about the projects and apply. This work is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program ( DUE 2055036). This event is free and mostly virtual. Read about previous Hackathons: Porter, S., Bryans, M., Vemu, S., Kamajaya, A., Ives, F., Dillman, A., Lannan, E., Mann, C., & Smith, T. (2023). Igniting Creativity: Hackathons for Developing Undergraduate Research Projects in Antibody Engineering. Journal of Advanced ...
Welcome to the InnovATEBIO 2024 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 InnovATEBIO 2024 ATE project talks. Talk 1: Bio Blend 1.0: Using Self-Assessment to Stay ...
The Journal of Advanced Technological Education (J ATE) is embarking on a new pilot program: J ATE URE - to promote and advance technician training nationwide by building a community of peer-reviewed published authors from community and technical colleges. J ATE Undergraduate Research Experience (J ATE URE) will bring together ...
HHMI is partnering with institutions across the US to offer undergraduate students an authentic research experience in the context of a Course-based Research Experience (CRE). HHMI is currently offering the Science Education Alliance - Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) CRE, a fully-developed and HHMI-supported two-semester CRE designed ...
Washington, DC (April 24, 2023) - InnovATEBIO National Center for Biotechnology Education (aka InnovATEBIO) will host 20 talented community college students to present industry posters and research projects at the first-ever bioscience workforce summit, to be held June 26 in Washington, DC. Students will also have opportunities to collaborate with ...
Dual Credit ACC LASA Biotechnology BITC 2486 students and their instructor Adjunct Professor Joseph Oleniczak traveled to Tokyo, Japan February 24 – March 3, 2023 for the Sakura Science Exchange Program from the Japan Science and Technology Agency. For this program, students designed and conducted a research project aimed at ...
Welcome to the InnovATE BIO 2023 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. Our two speakers will talk about the question of why dogs are more social than wolves and how they implemented a course-based research projects to have students investigate this question. You'll ...
The 3rd Hackathon for Developing CURES in Antibody Engineering will take place August 7-10th, 2023. Information about last year's hackathon can be found at Antibody Engineering Hackathon August 2022 This work is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program ( DUE 2055036). This event is free but you are expected to make a time commitment of about 8 hours a day and attend an orientation session before the event. As a Hackathon participant, you will: work in a team to research and develop antibody-related student research projects, learn about ...
The 2nd Virtual Hackathon for Developing CURES in Antibody Engineering will take place August 8-11th, 2022. Apply today! More information can be found at Antibody Engineering Hackathon August 2022 This work is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education program ( DUE 2055036). This event is free. As a Hackathon participant, you will: work in a team to research and develop antibody-related student research projects, learn about antibodies and how they can be engineered Learn about the use of antibodies in diagnostics, research, and therapeutics ...
This article was written and contributed by Nelson Solares, a student participant in the 2022 Antibody Engineering Hackathon. This hackathon taught me that it is possible to create a community out of complete strangers and have meaningful conversations about our reality and how science influences that conversation.
