Dr. Elaine Johnson talks about Bio-Link at the AAAS 2011 Community College Forum

1. Elaine Johnson www.bio-link.org February 17, 2011

2. Historical Perspective 1992 – U.S. Congress asked the National Science Foundation to create a program that would take advantage of the resources of community and technical colleges in areas of emerging technologies. NSF created the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program 1998 – Bio-Link was funded as the National ATE Center for Biotechnology in San Francisco

6. Biotechnology = Collection of Many Industries Agricultural, chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, forensic, military, medical device, biomaterials companies use biotechnologies in research development and processing. Jobs are available for people with various skills and educational levels .

7. Biotech Careers

8. Biomanufacturing

9. Algae Biofuels

10. www.aacc.nche.edu

11. A Collaboration of ATE Centers for Achieving Scale Research, Practice and Transformation Through Synergy

13. AAAS/Bio-Link Alignment 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

14. Where We Are Now? Bio-Link has moved from a Center of Excellence to a National Resource Center and last year to a Next Generation ATE Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences ($12.5M NSF Support) Elaine Johnson Bio-Link Director [email_address] www.bio-link.org