Blogs

What do you do when you get to the end of your undergraduate program and want….MORE? Sure, you can go the traditional route, further lab work perhaps towards a master’s or PhD…but maybe more lab work isn’t the right fit for you.

Rice University has a unique 2-year degree program in the Wiess School of Natural Science for students interested in going beyond their undergraduate degree, but who do not want to do a traditional Master’s of Science or PhD.

The Rice Professional Science Master's combines an interdisciplinary science curriculum... Read more

Lucky me! I had a chance to listen to the CCTA webinar: Career Exploration . You can listen to it too, even if you missed it when it first was broadcast on October 19th. A recording of the broadcast and the accompanying slide presentation are posted on its Bio-Link event page. The webinar was presented by Elaine Johnson, PI and Executive Director Bio-Link, and Sandra Porter, President/Founder of Digital World Biology, LLC. The moderator was Michael Lesiecki, Principal, Luka Partners LLC.

The webinar started off with what I think was its most compelling "call to action" slide--"Making... Read more

According to Dr. Graham Hatfull, there are more phage particles than all other forms of life. Now, your students can study phage, too. HHMI is accepting applications from institutions across the US to join the SEA-PHAGES project and bring a Course-based Research Experience to your class.

The application deadline is October 31, 2017. If you're interested in learning more about the SEA-PHAGES program, download the attached pdf document. You can find additional details and apply for the program at www.HHMI.org/SEA

The HI TEC schedule is out and the deadline for the preregistration for the main conference (July 5th) is upon us. If you haven’t registered yet, or even if you have, we thought this would be a good time to let you what’s in store that is related to Bio-Link to help you plan your time at the conference (see HI TEC event page )

Selected Pre-conference Workshops

Monday, July 17th

8:30 A.M.–Noon Targeted Genome Editing with CRISPR: Engineering Genetic Changes in Living Systems... Read more

An interview with Lori Lindburg and Liisa Bozinovic, two women who are strengthening the ties between academia and industry to help both sides of the life sciences coin.

Lori Lindburg is the President and CEO of the California Life Sciences Institute ( CLSI ) while Liisa Bozinovic is the Executive Director of Biocom Institute . Lori and Liisa work together within the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes ( CSBI ), a 42-state coalition that provides national leadership on workforce development, bioscience education, and entrepreneurship. CSBI is best known for their Workforce... Read more

Blog, Event, Poster, Presentation, Publication, and Video pages now have groovy share buttons. Now when we add content to the site, we can simply click on one of the buttons and share a snippet of the article to our friends and people we don't know on the Internet. Look for the buttons (below) at the top of the pages listed earlier. Read more

As many know, each program page in the Bio-Link.org website has a link to biotech employers in their state. The link used to connect to a Google search. But, as Google is a dumb aggregator, this link would yield somewhat odd results, like aerospace companies when we'd want biotech companies. So, we improved the link by connecting to data in the Biotech-Careers.org website.

Last year, as inspired by a biotech careers survey in which many of the participants indicated that they wanted to know where the employers were, we created a database of employers... Read more

Did you know that there is a strong need for knowledge-based employees in the life sciences industry? The Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes (CSBI) studies industry needs and publishes on a regular basis so that the community can stay informed about biotechnology in America. The CSBI 2016 Workforce Trends Report provides a snapshot of the current and projected needs in the life sciences industry and is available for download . For those just thinking about college, the Trends Report may help them choose a career that will be in demand when they need... Read more

Bucks County Community College will begin 2017 by opening its new 43,000-square-foot Science center building at its main campus in Newtown Township. It features 10 laboratories, including a biotechnology suite with a main lab, tissue-culture room and instrument room; four student collaboration spaces; indoor and outdoor gathering areas; and geothermal heating and cooling systems. College officials will celebrate the building's opening on January 12th. Read more

THE INTERACTIVE VIDEO IS RELEASED!

Bio-Link and its collaborator, Pellet Productions (the creators of ATETV.org), are proud to announce the release of our new educational interactive production: Making the Call: Quality in Biomanufacturing. The purpose of this “choose your own adventure” video is to prepare students to work in a regulated biomanufacturing environment. With YouTube technology, students can experience virtually the issues faced by biomanufacturing employees, immersing them in a world where quality is paramount. Students will be asked to make decisions and different outcomes, some good, some not, will unfold depending on their choices. The production can now... Read more