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Bio-Link Summer Fellows 2011Expanding the Impact
Elaine Johnson, Bart Gledhill, Dan Weilerwww.bio-link.org
Mission:
(1) increase the number and diversity of well-trained technicians in the workforce
(2) meet the growing needs of industry for appropriately trained technicians
(3) institutionalize community college educational practices that make high-quality education and training in the concepts, tools, skills, processes, regulatory structure, and ethics of biotechnology available to all students.
Goals:
The new National Center of Excellence will:
• strengthen and expand biotechnology education programs across the nation
• enable biotechnology faculty, students, and technicians to work more efficiently
• support a smoother transition of students to the technical workforce in the biosciences and related industries
Activities:
The new National Bio-Link Center of Excellence:
• delivers direct services including consulting, professional development, maintenance and replication of an equipment depot, instructional clearinghouse, and faculty internships
• shares information and promotes collaboration with web-based community through the use of Web 2.0 tools, conference presentations, and Synergy collaboratory
• expands and improves information for students and life-sciences companies with national survey information, career matrix, and video career scenarios
Biotech Careers
Biomanufacturing
A Collaboration of ATE Centers for
Achieving Scale
Research, Practice and Transformation Through Synergy
AAASVision and Change
• Strong interest & involvement in undergraduate biology education
• Commitment to hands-on skills• Dedication to preparing workforce• Belief in access for all students• Engagement of partners• Interdisciplinary focus
Next Generation Bio-Link Direct Services
• Professional Development• Leader-Links• Project & Center Advice• Clearinghouse• Equipment Distribution• Courses in a Box• Online Courses• Career Information• Faculty Internships• Dissemination of Best Practices• Longitudinal Survey• Networking
Our volunteers are great!! Always willing to lend a helping hand!
SRI Report on Career Site:
(1) See complete report at www.bio-link.org
(2) Connections with other sites such as AAAS www.ScienceCareers.org
(3) Recommendations from OceanCareers.com• Dream without restraint in setting goals• Review other biotech sites• List data/content as it relates to goals• Website innovations including social networking• Define contributing databases• Modify website goals if needed
Next Generation Bio-Link
Conferences 2011• Bio-Link Summer Fellows Forum, June 6 -9,
Berkeley, CA• Broadening the Impact PI Conference, June 15 – 17, Washington, DC• Synergy Conference, June 22-25, Providence,
RI• BIO International Convention Community
College Day, June 26, Washington, DC
• Hi-TEC, July 25 - 28, San Francisco, CA• League for Innovation, STEMtech,
October 2 – 5, Indianapolis, IN• ATE-PI, October 26 -28, Washington, DC
Next Generation Bio-Link
What is our impact?
What is the evidence?