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Dr. Howes has been teaching for BioTech Primer since 2006. She received her B.S.
in Microbiology from UC Santa Barbara, and then her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences
from UC San Diego. She was awarded the American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
in 2001-2003 and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Burnham Institute
for Medical Research in San Diego, CA, where she develops new therapies to treat
cancer. Dr. Howes has won numerous awards for her research, the latest being the
Fishman Postdoctoral Award in 2006. Dr. Howes is able to use her broad science background
and enthusiasm for biotech to easily explain complicated terms to the lay-person.
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Dr. Jones received his Ph.D. from University of Maryland in Biochemistry. Dr. Jones
has been a scientific advisor and lead instructror for BioTech Primer since 2001.
Currently, he is the coordinator for the Biotechnology Program at Montgomery
College. Working closely with a number of leading biotechnology companies,
including BioReliance, Human Genome Sciences, Qiagen and EntreMed, Dr. Jones develops
and implements curriculum that is current and industry relevant. Prior to his appointments,
Dr. Jones spent ten years as a research scientist at the National Institutes of
Health in Bethesda, Maryland. |
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Dr. Burke was an instructor for Biotech Primer in 2006. Recently Dr. Burke rejoined
BioTech Primer as Director of Instruction and is charged with customizing training
for clients as well as delivering training sessions. She received her B.S. in Biological
Sciences from Carnegie Mellon University and her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from
the University of South Alabama. Prior to joining BioTech Primer, Dr. Burke conducted
research on the molecular pathogenesis of respiratory syncytial virus and Lassa
fever virus at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA. In addition to her
years of research experience Dr. Burke has a strong background in scientific writing,
having worked as a patent writer at Isis Pharmaceuticals in Carlsbad, CA. Dr. Burke
has also taught biology and biotechnology classes at San Diego Miramar College. |
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Dr. Kuhne graduated from Yale University with a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and
Biochemistry. With five years in pharmaceutical research and development and
six years as a lecturer at some of the countries top universities, Dr. Kuhne has
the knowledge and experience required to teach non-science professionals the basics
of biotechnology. Her technical skills are vast and include molecular cloning,
DNA sequencing and amino acid analysis. |
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Dr. Karin Lucas has been teaching with BioTech Primer Inc. for the past five years.
As a scientist at Biogen Idec she develops protein pharmaceuticals for the treatment
of cancer and multiple sclerosis.Previously, Dr. Lucas was a scientist and project
director at Cardinal Health where she worked on the development of over 25 products
with multiple pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Dr. Lucas is an active community volunteer and has served as the PR chair and later
Vice President of the San Diego chapter of AWIS (Association for Women in Science).In
1998, Dr. Lucas was honored as the Cal Poly Physical Chemistry Student of the Year
and in 2003 she was selected for the AWIS San Diego Rookie of the Year Award.Dr.
Lucas received her B.S. in biochemistry from California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo and went on to complete her Ph.D. in biochemistry at University
of California San Diego. |
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Dr. McDonald joined Biotech Primer as an instructor in early 2009. She obtained
her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Florida in
1997. She joined the Biotechnology Industry in 2000, working first at Celera AgGen,
then Applied Biosystems, as a Senior Scientist and Project Manager in the fields
of DNA sequencing, genetic variation, gene expression, and RNA interference. Dr.
McDonald’s experience and passion for science, teaching and community outreach led
her to join the North Valley Biotechnology Center at American River College as the
Bioinformatics Coordinator, where she directed a National Science Foundation-funded
professional development program for training high school and college faculty in
the areas of Applied Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. She subsequently served as
the Interim Director of the North Valley Biotechnology Center and Interim Dean of
Biotechnology at American River College for one year before joining the Biology
Department at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) in August 2009. Dr.
McDonald is currently a full-time Assistant Professor of Biology at CSUS, conducting
research and developing curriculum in the field of Science Education. Dr. McDonald
has experience as a scientific writer and is a frequent guest speaker at schools,
universities and national conferences.
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Dr. Yaswen-Corkery was appointed the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) & Vice President
- Strategic Planning for MetaMorphix, Inc. in 2004. In her role as CCO, she is responsible
for developing and managing the Company’s compliance program ensuring fiduciary
responsibility as required by regulatory obligations. She joined MetaMorphix, Inc.
in 1997 as a Scientific Group Leader and in 1998 became Program Director of the
Company’s lead research program on Myostatin, Dr. Yaswen-Corkery was promoted to
Director of Business Development in 1999 and to Vice President of Business Development
in 2001. In addition, Dr. Yaswen-Corkery is a part-time instructor for BioTech Primer.
Dr. Yaswen-Corkery received her Ph.D. in molecular immunology and pathology from
the University of Florida, Department of Medicine and her B.S. in biology from the
State University of New York at Stony Brook. Prior to joining MetaMorphix, Inc.,
Dr. Yaswen-Corkery was a -Senior Staff Fellow at the NIH National Institute of Mental
Health, Molecular Genetics Section. From 1993 to 1994, she conducted postdoctoral
studies at the NIH on Transforming Growth Factor-beta-1.
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Dr. Selbie received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
at Northwestern University. Dr. Selbie lives in Sydney, Australia and teaches
all Australian-based BioTech Primer classes. Dr. Selbie began her career in the
biosciences as both a scientist and a project leader at the Garvan Institute of
Medical Research in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Selbie then moved to England where she
worked at Queens Medical School as a Research Fellow for 4 years. She has
since returned to Sydney, Australia and in addition to working with BioTech Primer,
she works as a lecturer and project coordinator for the Johns Hopkins University’s
Australian Biotechnology Initiative and as a biotechnology consultant for
a private company. |
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Ms. Larrabee graduated with a M.S. in Biotechnology Management from
University of Maryland University College and a graduate certificate in real estate
from the University of Maryland, College Park. Currently Ms. Larrabee is working
with BioTech Primer to develop and deliver a one to two day course on the Basics
of Biotech Facilities. In 2004 she founded Facility Logix, which provides strategic
real estate consulting services to the life sciences industries and real estate
community serving those sectors. Ms. Larrabee's past positions include Executive
Vice President at Scheer Partners, where she was responsible for the business
side of the firms Biosciences Service Group; Managing Director for Capital Programs
Management, which oversaw lab facility build-outs; and 13 years with Crop Genetics,a
Maryland agbiotech firm. |
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Dr. Fawcett received his Ph.D. at Louisiana State University in Biochemistry.
While a Senior Scientist at Life Technologies/Invitrogen Corp, Dr. Fawcett's primary
responsibilities included writing, developing, implementing and teaching Training
Center Workshops. These workshops were designed to teach medical doctors, principal
investigators and technicians, biotechnology concepts and laboratory techniques.
Dr. Fawcett's areas of expertise include, cell culture, protein expression, recombinant
DNA and PCR techniques. |
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