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Stacey Franklin, President
Ms. Franklin, Founder and Owner of BioTech Primer, received a M.S. in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. Ms. Franklin currently leads BioTech Primer's business efforts, including business development, marketing, and finance. She also helped author and edit the BTP BioTech curriculum and oversaw the development of BioPrinciples Online, an eight-hour, highly interactive e-learning course on the basics of biotechnology.

Ms. Franklin began her biotech career at MdBio, Inc., an organization that promotes the Maryland biotechnology industry. As Vice President of Education and Training, she headed the organization's workforce development and education efforts for six years.  Her most notable accomplishment during her tenure was the development of the MdBioLab, a mobile biotechnology lab that visits high schools throughout the state of Maryland.
 
 
Ray Briscuso, Strategic Advisor
Mr. Briscuso, Strategic Advisor to BioTech Primer, has been associated with the biotechnology industry since early 1991. Mr. Briscuso was one of the original employees of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), and prior to its formation, Mr. Briscuso spent two years with the Industrial Biotechnology Association (IBA). Mr. Briscuso received his B.S. from Auburn University and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the Maryland Bar Association. Until late 2005, Mr. Briscuso served as the Executive Director of BIO and among other things was responsible for the Annual BIO International Convention. He left BIO to start a new business and currently serves as the Chairman of the Life Sciences Conference Group LLC and the Chairman and President of Advanced MedTech Conferences LLC (producers of AdvaMed 2008).
 
 
Ryan Burnette, Biosafety Advisor
Dr. Burnette is the Director of Alliance Biosciences, which was formed to address the specific needs of the bioscience research community. Alliance Biosciences provides a full range of engineering services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, biological process scale-up, and assistance with biosafety plans, reviews and audits. Dr. Burnette consults as a scientist and Project Manager on full-discipline engineering projects for medical testing, as well as the design and implementation of biosafety operations and audit programs. Dr. Burnette has extensive expertise with regard to biosafety compliance issues, drawing both from his own microbiological bench research experience and his extensive contact and familiarity with the CDC’s Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories and the NIH Design Policy and Guidelines, as well as other pertinent regulatory policies.
 
 
Emily Burke, Director of Instruction
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.
 
 
Kerri Muir, Logistics Coordinator
Ms. Muir received her Bachelors' of Science in Political Science from Univerity of South Florida with a concentration in International Relations.  She started her career as an Operations Manager for several large companies handling all inbound and outbound freight logistics and operations from their Vermont facilities. She currently handles all Administrative and Logistics aspects of BioTech Primer's day-to-day operations.
 
 

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