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2005 BioScience Careers in the 21st Century For Students, Parents, & Teachers
Oct 15, 2005, Sat, Noon - 4:00 PM at Administration Bldg, Art Gallery and Auditorium, Roche Palo Alto. Photo
Organized by Chinese Bioscience Association and co-sponsored by Roche Palo Alto.
| 12:30 - 1:00 | Check-in and Registration |
| 1:00 - 1:10 | Introduction
Joshua Chang, PhD, Chinese Bioscience Association |
| 1:10 - 1:30 | Keynote Speaker
James Yee, MD, VP of Celera
Dr. Yee is VP of Development at Celera. He will share his vision about where biotech is as an industry and where career opportunity has been and is going in the next 5-10 years. |
| 1:30 - 2:20 | Education Panel and Q & A
| Moderator | Katy Korsmeyer, PhD, San Jose State University |
| Panelists | Mark Okuda, Silver Creek High School
V. Celeste Carter, PhD, Foothill College
Claire Komives, PhD, San Jose State University
David Bieber, PhD, San Jose State University
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The education panel represents teaching and training in biotechnology along all steps of the pipeline for workforce development. The panelists include teachers using hands-on biotech in the high school classroom, biotech certificate programs at the community colleges, emphasis on core sciences at the universities, and a unique graduate Master's program. For anyone and everyone, if you would like to step into the future of biotech, there is a way to get there!
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| 2:20 - 2:40 | Break |
| 2:40 - 3:40 | Industry Panel and Q & A
| Moderator | Julie Yang, PhD, Genelabs Technologies, Inc. |
| Panelists | Caroline Bih, PhD, Microgenics
David J. Chang, PhD, Roche Palo Alto
Lisa Kusaba, HR Consultant
Rebecca MacKenzie, Roche Palo Alto
Charles S. Vann, PhD, Applied Biosystems
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The industrial panel comes from various facets within the biotech industry. The panelists include research scientists, engineers, legal professionals, HR specialists, and managers. Their disciplines span a wide range: biology, biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, legal, and management. The panelists will share with audience their career, how they get there, what it takes and what is the future.
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| 3:40 - 4:30 | Social |
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