Good story about GBTI and its Bioscience Study Programs, published in Gwinnett Daily Post.  Don’t miss reading it!

“Growing field: Gwinnett Tech’s bioscience enrollment up 152 percent”

“http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/82128437.html”

“The Global Health Odyssey Museum is pleased to announce the 2010 CDC Disease Detective Camp (DDC), to be held at CDC Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. DDC is an academic day camp for upcoming high-school juniors and seniors who will be 16 years old by the first day of camp. Over the course of  five days, campers will take on the roles of disease detectives and learn how CDC safeguards the nation’s health.  Attendees also learn about the diversity of public health careers available, as they take on tasks associated with various jobs at CDC.  Tasks are as varied as the careers covered – one morning might be spent learning the use of statistics in an outbreak investigation, while the afternoon covers the importance of communication.   Other activities may include short lectures by CDC experts, a mock press conference in the CDC press room, or a public health law class. Campers will learn the methodologies used to track diseases in populations, basic lab procedures used in an infectious disease lab, and how public health research is applied at CDC.

During the week, core academic subjects are used – math, science, language arts – in fast-paced sessions designed to challenge participants. No prior knowledge about public health or epidemiology is needed, but all attendees are expected to show up eager to learn and participate.

The CDC Disease Detective Camp will be offered twice during the summer of 2010:  June 21-25 and July 19-23. Both sessions will offer the same activities and will last from 8:45 AM – 4:30 PM each day. There is no cost associated with attending the camp, but each camper is responsible for bringing or buying his/her lunch.

The deadline for applications is April 2, 2010.  Letters will be mailed to all applicants on May 3, 2010.  For more information on the camp and the application process, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/gcc/exhibit/camp.htm.

Questions? First, read all the information at  http://www.cdc.gov/gcc/exhibit/camp.htm.  If you still have questions, contact Judy M. Gantt, at jgantt@cdc.gov or 404-639-0831.

The CDC Disease Detective Camp is sponsored by the Global Health Odyssey Museum, Division of Creative Services, and the Office of Workforce and Career Development, CDC.

This event will not be Envisioned”.

Explore your job opportunities in various Bioscience fields at this job listing website:

http://www.getbiologicaltechnicianjobs.com/job-seekers/job-search.php

Presentation by Mary Porter at the Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology on December 1, 2009 has interesting and valuable information of her internship and learning experiences as a Bioscience Technology program student.

Great news from the Team-Up social network http://team-up.ning.com:

The team in the Center of Innovation for Life Sciences is now combing the calendars of all the important organizations in GA and highlighting their events on one calendar.  It can be the most comprehensive calendar in GA for life science entrepreneurs.  They are also in the process of creating the most comprehensive list of links, as well http://team-up.ning.com/page/industry-links.  Please note that we do have to sign-up for access.

Atlanta’s 11Alive news featured a news piece on Brookwood High school’s Biotechnology and Bioengineering (one of 7 in the state) prepares and exposes students to the new fields and ideas of biotech, to provide Georgia’s Innovation Crescent with potential trained employees and draw more biotech firms to the area.

Click here to load the playlist, and select “Kids and School: Biotechnology” video.

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Today’s Athens Banner-Herald article “Getting A Grip On Science” tells about the GBTI biotechnology equipment loan program for high school classrooms. To date, the GBTI has trained 125 high school science teachers and provided more than 11,000 high school students with hands-on laboratory experience! (October 28, 2009)

The Industrial Cell Culture and Bioseparations class (BIO 211) at Athens Tech will be visiting Dr. Tim Davies for a tour of The University of Georgia Bioexpression and Fermentation Facility today (October 28, 2009).

The Cell Biology and Immunology (BIO 201) class at Athens Tech will be visiting Ruth Davis for a tour of The University of Georgia Monoclonal Antibody Facility on Tuesday, July 21.

The Innovation Crescent is both a geographic area and a coalition of more than a dozen counties and life science and economic development entities, all dedicated to supporting Georgia’s life science growth.

In just three years, Georgia has leaped to 7th place from 11th in the total number of life science companies in the country, according to an annual study by Ernst & Young.

Learn more about the Georgia Innovation Crescent in this E-Magazine by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce (Requires Adobe Flash)