NBC2: Building Regional and National Networks for a 21st Century Workforce for the Bioeconomy

NBC2：为 21 世纪生物经济劳动力建立区域和国家网络

• 批准号: 1501631
• 负责人: Margaret Bryans
• 金额: $ 250.69万
• 依托单位: Montgomery County Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-15 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1501631&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NBC2; Building; Regional; National; Networks

The number of biomanufacturing companies in the United States is upwards of 350 and growing. The demand for advanced technology technicians educated in the skills, knowledge and attributes of biomanufacturing remains high and is currently not being met by 4-year college graduates entering the job market. "The Report and Survey of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Capacity and Production" recognized the importance of community college biomanufacturing programs in educating this workforce, and this Center will continue to create local infrastructures and a national network to support the development of a skilled national workforce for the biomanufacturing industry.The Center will use best practices as they relate to professional development, curriculum development, career coaching, partnerships and networks, dissemination and sustainability. Center goals and objectives include the following. 1) New curriculum will be developed for the most recent advances and trends in biomanufacturing, including single use technology, upstream and downstream processing of monoclonal antibody therapeutics, process development and quality by design, biofuels from microalgae and the production of stem cells in a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) environment. These curriculum modules will be introduced to faculty in nine 3-day workshops and as a mini laboratory manual. 2) Partnerships within local networks of educators and employers will be strengthened and expanded to emphasize the pathway for students from high school through college to the work place. There will be a strong focus on high school students with the development of a series of summer workshops allowing students to gain awareness of the field and progress through hands-on activities in different areas of biomanufacturing. 3) Professional development will include topic specific mini conferences for community college faculty, the continuation of "Protein is Cash" workshops, and a conference for secondary teachers dedicated to implementing biomanufacturing and biotechnology in the classroom following state and national education standards. Community college students will have real world experience with internships and coaching to find employment in the field.

美国生物制造公司的数量超过350家，而且还在增长。对接受生物制造技能，知识和属性教育的先进技术技术人员的需求仍然很高，目前进入就业市场的4年制大学毕业生无法满足。《生物制药制造能力和生产报告和调查》认识到社区大学生物制造项目在教育这支劳动力方面的重要性，该中心将继续创建当地基础设施和国家网络，以支持生物制造行业熟练国家劳动力的发展。该中心将使用与专业发展、课程开发、职业指导、伙伴关系和网络、传播和可持续性。中心的目标和宗旨包括以下内容。1)新课程将针对生物制造的最新进展和趋势进行开发，包括一次性使用技术，单克隆抗体治疗剂的上游和下游加工，工艺开发和设计质量，微藻生物燃料以及在良好生产规范（GMP）环境中生产干细胞。这些课程模块将在9个为期3天的研讨会上介绍给教师，并作为迷你实验室手册。2)将加强和扩大地方教育工作者和雇主网络内的伙伴关系，以强调学生从高中到大学到工作场所的途径。将重点关注高中生，并举办一系列暑期研讨会，让学生通过在生物制造不同领域的实践活动，了解该领域的知识和进展。3)专业发展将包括社区学院教师的特定主题小型会议，“蛋白质是现金”研讨会的延续，以及致力于在课堂上实施生物制造和生物技术的中学教师会议遵循州和国家教育标准。社区学院的学生将有真实的世界的实习和指导经验，以找到在该领域的就业。