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A few weeks back a colleague of mine from the ABRF (Association of Biomolecular Research Facilities) reached out and asked me if I could help with help with ABRF Student Awards at ABRCMS. The meeting was being held in Seattle (where I live) and another colleague needed some help. So I said sure. The real mission was to recruit students for the annual ABRF meeting in Ft. Lauderdale Feb 20-23, 2016. You might ask what is the ABRCMS and why should Bio-Link be interested?

The ABRCMS is a the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students. From the conference... Read more

Del Mar College biotechnology student John Ramirez wins an honorable mention at the HHMI 7th Annual Sea-Phage Symposium held at the HHMI Janelia Research Campus in Virginia!

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Biotechnology Student John Ramirez Wins at Howard Hughes Medical Institute!

"I would rate the SEA PHAGES Symposium as one of the greatest events I've ever had the opportunity to attend. The three days I was there were filled to the brim with panels by distinguished speakers (to include a Noble Laureate!) and attended by a group of researchers who all had an intense desire to know more about the world we study. I had the chance to meet many, many students like myself who have found a passion in this field and were finally able to speak to... Read more

Not long ago, I was fortunate enough to experience a demo of a MiniOne unit and like most life-long educators, I was excited to see advances in technology that will now enable our students to see real-time DNA results using a system that is safe and easy-to use. It is obvious that the MiniOne units are designed with students in mind. The MiniOne gel electrophoresis unit introduces technology that is easy-to-use, safe, and enables students to run a gel and see results in less than 50 minutes.

Why offer Gel Electrophoresis... Read more

Bio-Link is participating in a pre-conference workshop at the AAAS conference on Februrary 12th in San Jose, CA.

If you would like to attend, you do need to register.

Since registering is a little complicated, we prepared instructions.

1. Go to the online registration page: http://registration3.experientevent.com/showAAA151 /

2. Choose "General Attendee"

The system prompts you to set up an account and once you jump through those hoops and demographic information screen, you get another screen, pictured below that gives you the option of clicking... Read more

Small companies and workforce education programs like those in the ATE community are natural partners. Small companies need access to highly-trained personnel and expensive equipment. ATE programs need industry partners to help ensure that they're teaching marketable technical skills and to provide internships for students.

The NSF has supplemental funding available to support these kinds of partnerships between small businesses (with active SBIR funding) and community colleges. There are supplements available to support internships by college instructors (RET), student internships (REU, VRS), and phase IICC supplements to support partnerships.

The first presentation is from Dr. Ben... Read more

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Bio-Link On-Line News September 2014

Biotech degrees change lives ... Read more