Current and Upcoming Events

This FREE Gene Editing Workshop will be presented in partnership by Delaware Technical Community College and the Gene Editing Institute at Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, part of Christiana Care Health Services. Delaware Tech will be hosting a two-day workshop focused on the exciting and rapidly developing area of CRISPR-based gene editing.

The workshop will include information and curriculum with the field and hands-on laboratory training. 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 Foundation (NSF-ATE Grant # DUE 1700660), and supports 15 community college instructors to attend the two-day workshop, as well as reimbursement for travel and accommodations. Read more

The BIFP is a three week observational and hands-on fellowship program where selected instructors reside in Winston–Salem, North Carolina, during June, for an immersion in NC Bioscience; educational institutions, training facilities, laboratories, classrooms, and industrial and education sites.  The National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW) of Forsyth Technical Community College has had close to 50 Fellows representing ... Read more

HOSTED BY: PROFESSOR DR. MAGGIE BRYANS & PROFESSOR DR. LINDA REHFUSS

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BLUE BELL, PA

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As described in the Quality Assurance unit of the Introduction to Biomanufacturing textbook, “The primary customers for biopharmaceuticals include medical practitioners, regulators, and the patients who receive the biopharmaceutical products. All are concerned with the safety and ... Read more

Foodborne disease outbreaks and food recalls frequent the news. What organisms cause these diseases? What can an individual do to protect themselves from these diseases? What measures are being taken by the federal government to prevent transmission of these diseases?

Science, health, agriculture, and family and consumer science teachers have an opportunity to provide inquiry-based lessons related to these outbreaks, recalls, and nutrition.  Lessons can be found in the curriculum Science and Our Food Supply developed jointly by FDA and NSTA. And, in order to prepare ... Read more