Dear Bio-1 Community,

Welcome to the August Bio-1 Buzz, our e-newsletter to connect you to the Central New Jersey WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development) region’s activities.  This month, we introduce an exciting new program to help build New Jersey’s bioscience industry workforce by putting our recent graduates to work! Learn about the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology and Dr. Peter Reczek, the Commission’s Executive Director.  Check out the exciting hands-on environmental work of Perth Amboy High School students led by their teacher Rebecca McLelland-Crawley (Co-President, Biology Teachers Association of NJ).

New content is regularly posted on our Career Portal  and our new online forum.  Connect people with job opportunities - New jobs are posted frequently on our internship and job matching portal.   As always, please pass along the buzz.

Sincerely,

Executive Director, WIRED Bio-1

Two Newly Approved Bio-1 Projects Provide In-Demand Training Opportunities
A Day in the Life of a Bio-1 Fellow
NJ Commission on Science and Technology Helps Promote the Bio-1 Fellowship Program
Spotlight on Bio-1 Governance Board Member Dr. Peter Reczek
Perth Amboy High School Students Get Beyond Hands-On Learning While Rehabilitating Willow Pond Park
There is Still Time to Submit a Proposal for Bio-1's Request for Proposals for Website Technical Support
Connect to BioNJ's Biolines
Connect to BioNJ's Troubled Times Tool Kit

Researcher-Friendly Image Analysis and Management Accelerates Biomedical Research
Rothman Institute's 2009 Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference
BioNJ Health Care Reform Breakfast Briefing
Jersey BioBreak Networking Event
New Jersey Biotechnology Educators Consortium (NJBEC) Conference 2009
Monmouth County's Bizconnect - Job Fair
The Science & Health Fair
Rutgers Women & Gender Studies Lecture Series: The Extinction of Sex
WiSEM Fall 2009 Lecture Series: Dr. Phoebe Leboy, President of AWIS

Trained Graduates Available
Raritan Valley Community College's BioManufacturing Certificate Program Completers are Ready for Hire
June Grads from JFK Lab Assistant Training Program Available for Hire
Other Opportunities
Connect on Bio-1's Internship and Job Matching Site
Connect on Bio-1's Online Forum

AVTECH Certified Medical Lab Assistant (CMLA) Program
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
Rutgers Advanced Technology Extension provides short courses in technology related subjects
Rutgers Mini MBA: BioPharma Entrepreneurship

This month's articles: Spotlight on Bio-1 Governance Board Member Peter Reczek, A Day in the Life of a Bio-1 Fellow and The Commission on Science and Technology Helps Promote the Bio-1 Fellowship were written by Bio-1 Fellowship Program Coordinator Matt Alcalde.  The article on Perth Amboy High School Students Take Interactive Learning to Willow Pond Park was written by Bio-1 Summer Intern Julia Milton.  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