On October 28th, 2020, Pasadena Bio Collaborative hosted a virtual Lunch & Learn presented by Dr. Marie Csete. The participants learned the A-B-Cs of Institutional Review Board (IRB). Dr. Marie Csete, a PBC Board member, is the former President and Chief Scientific Officer of HMRI. She is on the editorial boards of “Stem Cells Translational Medicine,” “Anesthesia and Analgesia,” and the “Encyclopedia of Human Biology,” and is the holder of three U.S. patents. She serves on several national grant review committees and chairs the CIRM Grant Review Committee ...
Pasadena Bio has subscribed to the CITI program training resources available at citiprogram.org. CITI is used by many larger academic institutions. We hope this serves as a useful safety and laboratory skills training resource for the PBC community. Courses available to PBC tenant companies at no cost: Biosafety and Biosecurity Series: (includes a wide range of topics, including OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens)Laboratory Chemical SafetyGood Laboratory PracticeEssentials of Statistical AnalysisEssentials of Grant Proposal Development ...
Article and Photo courtesy of ST. FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL St. Francis High School (SFHS) congratulates junior Kyle Lewin ’21 for being recognized by the LA County Board of Supervisors for his excellent work as a Bio-Flex Intern! Kyle and a group of fellow apprentices were honored for their participation in the Bio-Flex bioscience development program. In addition, Kyle was awarded a paid biotech internship at the Pasadena Bio Collaborative Incubator this summer as acknowledgement for his ambition and volunteerism in coordination with our biotechnology education partners at the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE). SFHS Biology students are introduced to biotech skills used to research and create pharmaceuticals, like insulin, through the ABE curriculum. The Bio-Flex apprentice initiative aims to create a ...
