Prospective Students

Engage with representatives from Montgomery College, Frederick Community College, and UMBC as well as local biotechnology industry leaders though our Training & Employment in Biotechnology virtual symposium!

This week's session is: Introduction to Vaccines. An introduction to vaccines and how they work. Types of vaccines and Covid-19 vaccines. Careers in vaccines. Presented by David Koelle, M.D., Professor, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington.

With a focus on the underrepresentation of women and minorities as bench level scientists and supervisors, and how to obtain the skills both hard and soft by leveraging organizations like WIB, NSBE, and other organizations. Presented by Kaneal Oliver Keels, CEO and Founder, Immunovation.

Learn how to best prepare for your interview and land the job. Topics covered will include tips for preparation, questions to ask, how people usually strike out during interviews, and thank you notes. Presented by Jillian Mahoney and Kristina Warwick, Life Science Recruiters, Aerotek.

Advising webinar for Montgomery College biotechnology majors and students interested in biotechnology. Presented by Dr. Lori Kelman, Professor of Biotechnology, Montgomery College.

The coronavirus pandemic has created lots of questions. When can we go back to school or how does “herd immunity” work? Perhaps you’d like to learn more about other viruses such as smallpox, influenza, or Ebola. To answer your questions, we’ve invited a virologist to chat about all things viral. Presented by Natalie Leach Stringer, Technical Customer Trainer, Miltenyi Biotec, Inc.

Take a virtual tour of the new TLST laboratory facilities and find out how a B.S. degree in applied biotechnology can work for you.

E. coli is a common platform for recombinant protein expression. An interesting observation regarding translation initiation was made while expressing an antibody. Presented by Zvi Kelman, Director BL2, NIST.

Throughout the month of April, UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove invites you to attend our virtual Spring 2021 Computer Science Career Readiness Symposium! You will engage with representatives from Montgomery College, UMBC, UMBC-Shady Grove, USG, and local Computer Science industry leaders through a series of sessions each Friday from 1 – 2 p.m. This month-long symposium […]

When we read about vaccines in the news, it sounds like a handful of companies are doing everything. As it often happens, the real story is more complicated. Both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines rely on large networks of suppliers and manufacturers for successfully producing, tracking, and distributing doses. In this talk, we’ll follow the path and explore the different careers for the people and companies working to protect us from COVID-19.

Throughout the month of April, UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove invites you to attend our virtual Spring 2021 Computer Science Career Readiness Symposium! You will engage with representatives from Montgomery College, UMBC, UMBC-Shady Grove, USG, and local Computer Science industry leaders through a series of sessions each Friday from 1 – 2 p.m. This month-long symposium […]

Exciting things are happening at GSK and we want you to be part of them. Learn about awesome and challenging apprenticeships located near you available to high school seniors and college freshman. Are you up for the challenge?