Dear Bio-1 Community,

Welcome to the April Bio-1 Buzz, our e-newsletter to connect you to the Central New Jersey WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development) region’s activities.  We are very excited to introduce Bio-1's Internship and Job Matching portal to connect you – job seekers and students with employment opportunities.  The portal contains a unique search function as well as candidate profiles tied to the national biotechnology competency model.   Our spotlight this month is on Bio-1’s Governance Board member Dr. Carl Van Horn, Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, written by one of our Bio-1 student interns, Rashi Jain.  Of interest to educators are two Bio-1 funded projects for educators, CONNECT-ED and a downloadable Curriculum for Entrepreneurship Education.  Please send feedback on the website by email to Lisa Weisser at: lweisser@rci.rutgers.edu. As always, our Events and Programs page contains a variety of opportunities to help you grow and learn.  It’s not too early to register for the 3rd annual Summit on Women and Science, this year focusing on careers in “green” technologies.

As always, please visit our website www.bio-one.org and don’t forget to pass along the buzz.

Sincerely,

Executive Director, WIRED Bio-1

Bio-1's Newest Round of Approved Projects
Spotlight on Bio-1 Governance Board Member Carl Van Horn, Director, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Bio-1's Current Projects Give a Boost to Educators: CONNECT-ED and Curriculum for Entrepreneurship Education
Welcome to Bio-1's Internship and Job Matching Site
Student Organization Offers Boost to Entrepreneurs
Newsmakers from the Bio-1 Community
Connect to BioNJ's Biolines
Connect to BioNJ's Troubled Times Tool Kit
Connect to Delaware Valley Innovation Network Newsletter
Connect to North Jersey Partners Newsletter

Monmouth University STE Dean’s Seminar Invitation
Successful Strategies for Raising Visibility and Capital
Biotechnology – Science of the New Millennium”  with Dr. Esther E. Biswas Fiss
Rutgers Entrepreneurship Day
2nd Annual Green Ventures Conference at Fairleigh Dickinson
The Institute for Women's Leadership Presents Crystal-Barkley’s Life\Work Design™ Program For Women Ready to Make a Difference™
BTANJ's Cafe-Connect Free Workshop for Pre-Service, New and Veteran Teachers
3rd Annual New Jersey’s Women in Science & Technology Workforce Summit
Rider University hosts Stoking the Sustainability Fire
Funding Biopharma: Strategies for Reaching Investors in a Financial Crisis

Opportunities for Employers to Connect with Job Seekers

Raritan Valley Community College's BioManufacturing Certificate Program Completers are Ready for Hire
Call for Internships and Other Experiential Opportunities for Students
October Grads from JFK Lab Assistant Training Program Available for Hire

CONTESTS AND CHALLENGES

Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge

COURSES

RVCC's Workshop Series for Science Teachers
Thomas Edison State College Graduate Certificate in Clinical Trials Management
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 on Carl Van Horn was written by Rashi Jain, Rutgers student and Bio-1 intern.  As always, feel free to send news, comments or suggestions to the BIO-1 Buzz Mailbox. Any articles for publication are due by the 1st of the month.

Editor, Bio-1 Buzz