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Master of Science in Biotechnology (A PSM Program)

Master of Science in Biotechnology (A PSM Program). The Pennsylvania State University. Program Goal.

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Master of Science in Biotechnology (A PSM Program)

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  1. Master of Science in Biotechnology (A PSM Program) The Pennsylvania State University

  2. Program Goal To prepare students for diverse career opportunities in biotechnology; offer an alternative to students who do not want to go through a lengthy Ph.D. degree and who are less interested in academic careers.

  3. Program Features • Focus on hands-on learning of the scientific and technical aspects of biotechnology • Exposure to the business, intellectual property, legal, social and ethical aspects of biotechnology • Built-in flexibility to cater to students’ interests in biotechnology • Intensive, but short time-to-degree • Off-campus internship and research project • Close mentoring and academic advising

  4. Laboratory rotations in state-of-the-art service laboratories at Penn State

  5. Nucleic Acid Facility Real Time PCR DNA Sequencer DNA Synthesizer

  6. Mass Spectrometry Facility

  7. Transgenic Animal Facility

  8. Flow Cytometry and Digital Microscopy

  9. Microarray Facility

  10. Cell Culture and Monoclonal Antibody Facility

  11. Electron Microscopy Facility SEM TEM

  12. Instructional Laboratory in Molecular Biology

  13. PSM Volunteer Outreach Activities

  14. Internship Destinations(of 29 students) • Industry - 14 students • GSK, Merck, Bayer Germany, Centocor (J&J), Spectrumedix, Supelco, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers, Exygen • Government and non-profit - 12 students • WRAIR (10), NIH (1), FBI at Quantico (1), MITRE • Academic - 3 • Bioinformatics, Intellectual Property, Bioprocessing

  15. Where are students from • In-state: 19 • Out-of-state: 9 • SC, KS, NY, ND, MA, TX, CA, NJ, VA, GA, MD, • Foreign: 8 • India, ROC, PRC, Korea

  16. David Clawson Kevin Krick Chia-Hao Tsung Wenfeng Sun Masters of Science in Biotechnology Students C l a s s o f 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 1 C l a s s o f 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 C l a s s o f 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3 C l a s s o f 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 4 C l a s s o f 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5

  17. Graduates 29 students have graduated to date, reflecting 100% graduation rate, since launching the program in Fall 2000

  18. Current Students 16 students are currently in the program: -9 graduated last December 18th -7 started this Fall 2004

  19. Post-Graduation Destinations(2001-2003 graduates) • Industry - 7 • GSK, Centocor (J&J), BioRexis, Alltech, Restek, 3-D Pharmaceuticals (J&J), Booz Allen Hamilton • Academic - 3 • Johns Hopkins, , U Penn, Jefferson U • Government - 3 • Florida State Forensic Lab, Texas Department of Public Safety DNA/Serology Lab, NYS Department of Health • Advanced Degrees - 6 • Ph.D., MBA, MD • Unaccounted - 1

  20. Entry-Level Salaries • Academic - $30,000 - $32,000 • Industry - $48,000- $52,000 • Government ???

  21. Needs of the program • Competitive recruitment • Student financial support • Internship hosts as the program expands • New integrated BS-MS Biotech degree • MBA-MS Biotech concurrent degree • Establish identity as an excellent source of well-trained science professionals

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