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Bio-Link Webinar: Third Party Certification & Entry-Level Certificates in Biotechnology was presented 3pm ET on Friday, May 12, 2017. A recording of the webinar is available on YouTube, and slides for the event are also available Speakers from several areas will share their experiences and discuss student outcomes: Tamara Mandell, Lori Wojciechowski, from Biotility(link is external) will describe how the exam is administered and the historical outcomes. Jeff Bush, Vero Beach High School, Florida, and Fiona McAlister, PhD., Southern Oklahoma Technology Center, OK, will talk about their experiences. Neil Glynn, PhD, and Joe Wuerffel, ... Read more

Presenters : Linda Rehfuss, Jeanette Mowery, Lisa Seidman, Elaine Johnson, Linnea Fletcher In 2016, the Community College Consortium for Bioscience Credentials, funded by a Department of Labor grant, published a set of core technical skills and competencies that are held in common across the bioscience industry subsectors of Bioscience Laboratory Skills, Biomanufacturing, and Medical Devices. Consortium partners recognized the need to focus skill standards efforts on fundamentals that all entry-level bioscience technician would need in order to succeed, regardless of industry subsector, geographic location or individual job description. This webinar will discuss how these new skill standards can be valuable ... Read more

Together CRISPR and Cas provide bacteria with an adaptive immune system that allows them to identify and defend against new viral invaders. While characterizing the basic biology of this system, researchers discovered that the Cas9 protein could be harnessed to engineer genomic DNA. In this session, we discuss the basic biology of the CRISPR / Cas system and discuss how researchers are using this system in new ways to engineer living things. Presenters : ​ Thomas Tubon, Ph.D. Madison College, WI Sandra Porter, Ph.D. Bio-Link, Digital World Biology LLC Read more

Bio-Link goes to the movies! A Bio-Link webinar Learning how to navigate within a biopharmaceutical quality system isn’t something that can be taught easily in a classroom. The stakes are high -- one error can cost a company millions of dollars, lead to investigations by the FDA, or worse, cause harm to a patient. To show what it’s like to work in biopharmaceutical facilities, Bio-Link (the Next Generation National ATE Center of Excellence for Biotechnology and Life Sciences), and Pellet Productions, Inc. (the creators and producers of ATETV.org) have collaborated to produce Making the Call: Quality in Biomanufacturing. ... Read more

Panelists discussed: How to start a CSO using existing infrastructure; Using a CSO experience to prepare students for the biotech workforce, Where to find funding, The path from CSO to incubator, Opportunities for partnering with companies that can market some of the products produced in a CSO, and lastly, Achieving sustainability Moderator : Sulatha Dwarakanath, Speakers : Tyler Drake, Ph.D Director Bioscience Incubator Austin Community College Mary Nelson, Ph.D Director of InnovaBio & STUDENTfacturED Salt Lake Community College Elizabeth Boedeker​ BioBench CRO Coordinator Deborah R. Davis, PhD Acting Biotechnology Coordinator Co-PI, AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center Bluegrass Community and Technical College ... Read more

This second Bio-Link webinar focuses on Bio-Link's popular website: Biotech-Careers.org(link is external) Description : The biotech industry has been growing faster than other areas of the US economy. Biotech positions offer good salaries and benefits, interesting work, and opportunities for advancement. Nevertheless, many biotechnology education programs struggle with student recruitment. Two contributing factors are the lack of knowledge among high school teachers and students concerning jobs in biotechnology and the misconception that all STEM careers require an advanced degree. This webinar will showcase Bio-Link’s interactive career website that addresses misconceptions and informs students about the many ... Read more

Did you miss Bio-Link's webinar on April 1st, 2016? You can still catch the recorded the presentation. Webinar Slides Link: http://www.matecnetworks.org/webinars/pdf/Biolink_%20April_1_webinar.pdf Read more