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Jump-starting Biotechnology Careers for Boston High School Students
Have you heard of synthetic biology? It’s revolutionizing the field of biotechnology, yet many people aren’t sure what synthetic biology is all about, or what synthetic biologists even do. Douglas Densmore, a synthetic biologist and Boston University College of Engineering associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, wants to change that by engaging future scientists More
BDCx Talk Seminar: Chelsea Barbercheck
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BDCx Talk Seminar: Kim McCall
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BDCx Talk Seminar: Jennifer Grodsky
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BDC SPIN Website
BDC SPIN (Student Program for Industry Networking) is a student-organized mentoring program that facilitates the transition from academia to industry during graduate school. Under the guidance of industry mentors and through peer mentoring, students are not only exposed to industry career paths but also have opportunities to expand their professional networks. More
BDCx Talk Seminar: Lauren Celano
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BDCx Talk Seminar: John Ngo
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Why We Started an Industry Mentorship Program
It wasn’t long after starting a PhD program that people started asking us, “so what’s next – academia or industry?”. In fact, the dichotomization of our future prospects has become the mantra of graduate school, and we find ourselves pondering this question at multiple turns – when we meet a new lab mate, talk to a faculty member, or even when we chat with friends at the local watering hole. More
BDC Special Seminar: Jesse Zalatan
CRISPR activation/inactivation (CRISPRa/i) has been widely used to regulate gene expression in eukaryotic cells, but applications in bacterial systems remain limited. We have developed a new bacterial CRISPRa system that enables robust, programmable activation and repression of multiple genes simultaneously with a large dynamic range of gene expression. More
Breakthroughs in Biotechnology Lecture: Herb Ryan, Co-founder and CEO of Bitome
Herb is cofounder and CEO of Bitome, a three-year-old, Boston-based life science instrument company commercializing miniaturized magnetic resonance technology. Bitome is developing two products, an at-home medical device as well as a monitoring tool for biomanufacturing. More