NOVEL APPROACHES FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES

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NOVEL APPROACHES FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING AT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES

• Linda R. Rehfuss
• May 6, 2007
• Boston, MA

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Biotechnology Education

• Biotechnology programs offered since Fall 2002
• 3 Biotechnology programs
• A.S., designed for transfer
• A.A.S., career track
• A.A.S. in Biotechnology, Nanobiotechnology option
  (4th semester capstone at Penn State)
• 5 Biotechnology-specific courses developed

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MCCC Biotech Students
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Advanced Technology Center (ATC)
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New Lab in ATC
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MCCC Biotech Program

• 5 Biotech-specific courses
• Introduction to Biotechnology - recombinant DNA,
  drug discovery process, patents
• Basic Techniques for Biotechnology - pH,
  micropipettors, UV spec
• Biotechnology Research - recombinant DNA
  techniques, PCR, genetics
• Biotechnology Manufacturing - GMP regulations, QA
  and QC
• Biotechnology Internship - field experience

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222 Partners

• Technical High Schools
• North Montco Technical Career Center
• Center for Technical Studies of Mont. Cty.
• Community Colleges
• Montgomery County Community College
• Bucks County Community College
• Community College of Philadelphia
• 4 Year Colleges and Universities
• Thomas Jefferson University
• Cabrini College
• Penn State Abington College

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Activities

• Students from Vo-tech schools
• summer camps
• Teacher training programs
• Workforce Investment Board (WIB)

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Education Collaborators

• Kevin Lampe, Assistant Professor of
  Biotechnology, MCCC
• Christopher Harendza, Ph.D., Professor of
  Biology, MCCC
• Evon Martins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of
  Chemistry
• Laura McAtee, Ph.D., Instructor of Chemistry,
  MCCC
• Lori Dodson, Ph.D., Biotechnology Instructor,
  North Montco Technical Career Center, Lansdale,
  PA
• Rich Coletta, Biotechnology Instructor and
  Program Development, Center for Technical Studies
  of Montgomery County, Plymouth Meeting, PA
• Esther E. Biswas-Fiss, Ph.D., Associate Professor
  and Program Director in Biotechnology, Thomas
  Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
• Sheryl L. Fuller-Espie, Ph.D., DIC, Associate
  Professor of Biology, Science Department Chair,
  Cabrini College, Radnor, PA
• Melanie Lenahan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and
  Program Director in Biotechnology, Raritan Valley
  Community College, Somerville, NJ
• Randy Libros, Associate Professor of Physics,
  Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia,
  PA
• Laura Anne Roselli, Instructor and Program
  Consultant for Biotechnology, Burlington County
  College, Mt. Laurel, NJ

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Industry Collaborators

• Thomas Hartnett, P.E., Sr. Director of
  Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sourcing Group of the
  Americas, Johnson and Johnson Family of
  Companies, Bridgewater, NJ
• Joseph P. Lingle, P.E., Director, Facilities
  Operations, GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA
• Thomas B. Lavoie, Ph.D., Section Head, Protein
  Biochemistry, PBL Biomedical Laboratories,
  Piscataway, NJ
• Peter Lowry, Vice President, Operations, The
  Immune Response Corporation, King of Prussia, PA
• Thom Moll, Manager, Fluids Manufacturing Area,
  Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, PA
• Cynthia Sarnoski, Ph.D. Sr. Vice President,
  Global Quality Assurance, Wyeth, Collegeville PA
• Richard P. Schwartz Jr., Ph.D., President, CV
  Ventures, LLC, Blue Bell, PA
• Dr. Carol Adukaitis, 222 WLG Program Manager,
  PA State System of Higher Education, Harrisburg,
  PA
• Life Science Career Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
• Collegiate Consortium

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Partnership with Rohm and Haas

• R H Chemical company with Healthcare division
• Developed polymeric separation media
• Trying to extend platform technologies
• Want to use media for purification of high
  molecular weight drugs
• Partner with MCCC in the ATC for project

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R H MCCC Partnership

• Benefit to Company
• Polymers tested in biological systems (R H
  doesnt have cell culture capabilities)
• Extend product capability
• Materials produced and tested in R H facilities
• Trained students for internships and future
  employees

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R H MCCC Partnership

• Benefit to College
• Well trained students college paid internship
• ATC use
• Students versed in a variety of techniques and
  equipment
• Students provided on-site training at R H as
  well in analytical techniques
• Growing the reach of NBC2

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Merck-MCCC Partnership

• Vaccine division collaboration
• Aseptic awareness course
• 1 week for new hires 1-2 day for incumbent
  workers
• Attributes sought gowning, behavioral practices,
  skills used in aseptic manufacturing
• ATC collaboration as well

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Merck-MCCC Partnership

• Students may participate compliments their
  didactic and in class laboratory instruction
• Extends company-college-community reach
• Provided through non-credit opportunities at the
  College
• Pilot with Merck could be extended to other
  companies

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Teacher Training Institute

• STEM disciplines at College Biotechnology,
  Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Math
• Grades 7-12 and Community College teachers and
  faculty
• Teachers participate in RH and Merck projects
  help them prepare their students

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Funding for Projects offered at the College

• NSF (preliminary proposals and current grant)
• DOL
• Company (R H, Merck)
• Private investors
• State funds
• ANYONE WITH OTHER FUNDING IDEAS?

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Where Are MCCC Interns Grads?
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10 Critical Biomanufacturing Jobs for NBC2

• Process Development Associate
• Validation Specialist
• Manufacturing Technician - Upstream
• Manufacturing Technician - Downstream
• Instrumentation/Calibration Technician
• Chemistry QC Technician
• Microbiology QC Technician
• Environmental Health Safety Technician
• QA Documentation Coordinator
• Facilities Technician

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MCCC Contact Information
Linda Rehfuss, Ph.D. Montgomery County Community
College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA
19422 lrehfuss_at_mc3.edu 215-641-6643 http//faculty
.mc3.edu/lrehfuss/lrehfuss.htm Kevin Lampe,
M.S. Assistant Professor of Biotechnology 215-641-
6499 klampe_at_mc3.edu