Bio-Link

关于Bio-Link

Bio-Link是一个国家先进技术教育(吃)生物技术中心,起源于1998年美国国家科学基金会的资助。吃创建项目改善和扩大教育项目,熟练技术人员做好准备工作在高科技领域,推动美国经济。Bio-Link增强和扩大生物技术教育项目为教师提供专业发展,通过改进课程,利用技术和通过创建一个系统,促进信息的共享。Bio-Link国家中心城市学院在旧金山与办公空间在加州大学旧金山。全国地区Bio-Link中心位于西雅图,佤邦;圣地亚哥,CA;旧金山,CA;奥斯汀,得克萨斯州;麦迪逊,WI;格雷厄姆,数控; and Portsmouth, NH. The regional centers develop relations with local industry and educational institutions including community colleges, baccalaureate institutions, and high schools. In addition, each regional center spearheads a different element of the program. Bio-Link is supporting a cadre of well-trained instructors and is increasing the number and quality of biotechnology programs for students. Bio-Link aiming to bring a range of underrepresented students to biotechnology who have the knowledge and skills essential to the field as well as the ability to continue with more advanced education in math, science and engineering. At a press conference, on October 15th, 1998, at City College of San Francisco (CCSF), Chancellor Philip R. Day, Jr. stated, "Bio-Link represents a opportunity for community colleges to take a lead in technical training and retraining for the skilled biotechnology workforce of the twenty-first century."nnDr. Elaine Johnson, Director of the National Center and faculty member of CCSF remarked, "In making this award, NSF recognizes both the importance of creating a high performance technical workforce for a competitive global economy and the critical role community and technical colleges play in the education of technicians."