Dear Bio-1 Community,

Happy New Year!  Welcome to the January edition of the Bio-1 Buzz, our e-newsletter to keep you connected to the Central New Jersey WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development) Bio-1 region. Although it’s still rather cold in New Jersey, it's time to start thinking about the summer!  There are over 40 wonderful summer programs in New Jersey designed for students (middle school, high school and college aged) to learn about careers, science, technology, engineering and more.  Please share our link with students in your life and give them a wonderful summer learning experience close to home!  We are constantly searching for additional summer programs, please send us information about any program not on our list and we’ll add it.  One of our major Bio-1 initiatives is to develop an internship matching capability and a substantial upgrade to our website, which we are ready to launch in a few weeks, so that students in our region may find valuable work experiences this summer in Bio-1 companies.   Please read also about Raritan Valley Community College's Bio-1 funded project, Bio-Man.  In early February, we will be sending a Request for Proposals for the next round of projects to fund.  We also take a look ahead at Dr. Jonathan Yavelow's vision for New Jersey Life Sciences Week 2009 -- this article was written by Matthew Alcalde, a Rutgers Bloustein scholar and graduate with a degree in Biology.

Visit our website www.bio-one.org and don’t forget to pass along the buzz.

Sincerely,

Executive Director, WIRED Bio-1

Putting WIRED Funds to Great Use: Raritan Valley Community College's BioMan Partnership
Dr. Jonathan Yavelow Sets A High Benchmark For New Jersey Life Sciences Week 2009
Career/Science/Technology Summer Opportunities in New Jersey for Students
Connect to BioNJ's Troubled Times Tool Kit

BioSpace Career Fair in Bridgewater
Inquiring into Inquiry Workshop for Teachers
Technology Issues for Teachers
6th Annual Biomedical Engineering Showcase Explore the Leading Edge of the Biomedical Frontier: Neuroengineering, Imaging, Assistive Technologies
Become a Science Teacher!  Gateway Open House at Liberty Science Center

Opportunities for Employers to Connect with Students

Call for Internships and Other Experiential Opportunities for Students
October Grads from JFK Lab Assistant Training Program Available for Hire

CONTESTS AND CHALLENGES

BioGENEius
M3 Challenge -- Moody's Mega Math Challenge
Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge

COURSES

Biotechnology Workforce Development Grant Courses
Rutgers Mini-MBA: BioPharma Innovation
Prepare for the engineering FE and PE exams with courses from Rutgers University's School of Engineering's Division of Continuing Education
Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension provides short courses in technology related subjects including linux administration, web 2.0, usability and Human Computer Interaction, reliability engineering, digital signal processing and more.

This month's article Jonathan Yavelow Sets a High Benchmark for Life Sciences Week 2009 was written by Matthew Alcalde, a Rutgers Bloustein scholar and graduate with a degree in Biology.  As always, feel free to send news, comments or suggestions to the BIO-1 Buzz Mailbox. Any articles for publication or book recommendations are due by the 1st of the month.

Editor, Bio-1 Buzz