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2 IMPACT
a message from BIFP’s
IMPACT
table of contents
Senior Editor: Monica Doss
Editorial Team: Russ Read,
Dr. Alan Murdock, Sherri Weddle Bowen,
Mary Flournoy, Allison Nestor,
Patricia Alfing and Paula Dibley
Art Director/Designer: Jenner Lee Beyond Boundaries ...............................................................................................6
http://biotechworkforce.org
ABOUT NCBW
principal investigator
In June 2014, the Bioscience Industry Fellowship Project (BIFP) welcomed its first cohort,
nine outstanding STEM instructors and returned veterans who came to Winston-Salem,
North Carolina for an innovative four-week professional development experience. This June,
we completed our sixth cohort, marking a total of fifty-eight Fellows representing forty-one
high schools and colleges in eighteen states and three international locations.
Throughout the program, Fellows are hosted by BIFP partners across North Carolina. Each
Fellow translates what they learn into contextualized curriculum to prepare and encourage
STEM students to enter bioscience industry careers.
My personal thanks go to Denise Schweizer, BIFP Co-Principal Investigator, and Dr. Celeste
Carter, Program Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, NSF Advanced Technology
Education program whose support is invaluable. The program would not be possible
without more than twenty-five Industry, Academic and Institution Partners across North
Carolina who host Fellows on-site each summer and the BIFP Staff at Forsyth Tech. Finally,
we thank all of the BIFP Fellows for their enthusiastic participation, feedback and
professional dedication.
Russ Read, BIFP Principal Investigator
Executive Director, National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce
Forsyth Technical Community College
“As home for the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce, Forsyth Tech is
proud to host the Bioscience Industry Fellows Program. Instructors and returning
veterans both nationally and internationally can receive an invaluable experience
through this program to help empower lives and transform communities through
STEM education. Providing professional development in bioscience education
through advanced skills training and immersion in industry is a hallmark of the
Bioscience Industry Fellows Program and something we are thrilled to be a part of.”
Dr. Janet Spriggs, President, Forsyth Technical Community College
National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce and BIFP host institution
This material is supported by an NSF ATE Program Grant (1304010). Any
opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed are
those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
NOVEMBER 2019
National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov).
IMPACT magazine is a publication of Forsyth Technical Community
College, home of the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce.
Forsyth Technical Community College is the lead college for the
Biosciences Industrial Fellowship Project (BIFP) funded by The National
Science Foundation.
Feature Articles
Embracing the Future ...........................................................................................3
Hands-On Opportunity ..........................................................................................4
Learning From Industry ........................................................................................5
BIFP Fellows 2014-2019 ........................................................................................ 7
Special Recognition ..............................................................................................8
The National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW) was created in 2004, through a US Department
of Labor High Growth Grant Initiative. With subsequent funding from the NC Community College System, the
US Department of Labor and the Advanced Technological Education Program of the NSF, NCBW develops
innovative bioscience workforce training programs in partnership with educators, workforce agencies and
industry across the nation. NCBW is based at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston–Salem, NC.