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NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE

SciTech IDEAS IN ACTION

egenerative medicine is the next frontier of medicine for the
21st century,” Dr. Anthony Atala, a leading doctor in the field,
told the SciTech Ideas In Action audience during his recent
‘Rpresentation. “And we are seeing the inflexion point right now,
it is really growing, really taking off. The future is bright.”
Making science come alive to wider and wider audiences, the SciTech
Ideas in Action Series brings in-depth looks at scientific and technical
topics from the inside. They range from the Wake Forest Institute for Re-
generative Medicine’s work by Dr. Atala and his team to regenerate tissue
and organ function, to the advanced biotechnology in Jennifer Bryant’s
Russ Read criminal forensics lab. From its earliest days - created and planned at an
NCBW Exec. Director
informal faculty / staff weekly morning coffee in 2009 - Forsyth Tech’s
innovative SciTech Ideas in Action lecture series has had over thirty speakers with over three thousand
attendees.
“Our SciTech team hosts accomplished scientific & technical experts who share their passions and
projects in stimulating presentations, always free and open to the public,” says Russ Read, executive
director of the sponsoring National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce (NCBW).

orsyth Tech’s SciTech Ideas In Action lecture series are held once a month during fall and
spring terms to maximize attendance by students and include participants from the community
Fand other colleges. “We want to give each person who attends a new set of facts, an expanded
knowledge of cutting-edge scientific research, and
an experience of the latest discoveries in advanced
technology. It has become a known brand in the com-
munity. Imagine the multiplier effect if every com-
munity college across the country was to hold their
own SciTech series.”
This “flip book” publication presents materials,
information and links about the SciTech Ideas in
Action program across the past nine years. Included
in the pages of this flip book are posters for all the
speakers and topics presented. There are also links to
more in depth PDF reports as well as videos of the talks available on You Tube. Finally, we have includ-
ed a mid - term write up which coincided with the college’s 50th anniversary in 2011.
This year the National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce celebrates its 10th year of operation.
We are hopeful of another great year of lectures that will appeal to our community. We also want to
thank our sponsors who have made the series possible and going forward these include the college,
Math Science and Technology, Economic Workforce and Development, ForsythTech Foundation,
BioNetwork and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

I want to thank the staff of the NCBW for their diligent work in making SciTech a great success!
Lastly, we dedicate this isssue to Mona Cofer, our editor on SciTech since its inception, who has elect-
ed to retire after more than twenty years of service to the NCBW and the college. Thank you Mona.