This intense and interactive career development training uses a proprietary curriculum that integrates 3 critical success components:
Brings a fresh new approach to an impactful interactive educational experience:
Builds a solid foundation for understanding biotech concepts, their multidisciplinary real-world applications and career options:
Adult learners with scientific and non-scientific background seeking to start a biotech career or education pathway
Professionals with transferrable skills seeking career transition or continued education
Biotech employees with non-scientific backgrounds seeking professional development to increase performance capabilities and promotion potential (ex. product development, legal, sales, HR, marketing, manufacturing)
Veterans seeking a high-tech career
Minimum requirement: College Degree or Certificate
Orientation: Introductions, business culture codes and vision
Structure and function of cells, organelles, and molecules of life
Understanding protein structure/function relationships
Flow of genetic information from genes to proteins
Gene expression control mechanisms and DNA mutations
Mechanisms of action of signal transduction pathways, cell cycle and division
Genetic basis of cancer and other diseases
Genetic engineering tools, techniques, and biotech products
Molecular mechanisms of action of small molecule drugs and biologics
Overview of Bio-manufacturing: upstream and downstream processing
DNA Fingerprinting tools, techniques, and real-world applications
Introduction to Drug Discovery and Development, clinical trials, and FDA regulations
Role of Personalized/Precision medicine in mitigating diseases
Overview of the human immune system and defense mechanisms
Vast applications of targeted therapies: Gene-and cell-based therapies, STEM cells, CAR-T cells, and antibody therapies
CRISPR- genome-editing and RNA-based therapies
Overview of genetically modified plants and animals and their role in optimizing agriculture
Exploring the multidisciplinary biotech industry landscape to unlock biotech career opportunities and identify career goals
Overview of SARS-CoV2 Biology, Immunity and challenging aspects
Exploring the record-breaking COVID contributions of biopharma: therapeutics, vaccines and diagnostic tests
Understanding the Bioethics of Genetic Research to evaluate its social, ethical, and political implications
Project presentations, Genedu's Alumni Program and graduation preparation
Complete this biotech career development training to earn a certificate that accurately documents how you have evolved academically and personally, which will be invaluable over the course of your career. To be issued with a certificate, you will need to meet the requirements outlined in the workbook, which will be made available to you as soon as you sign up and attend the 1st session.
Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and couriered to you upon successful completion of the training. You will also be invited to a virtual graduation ceremony.
Fundamental principles, genetic technologies, targeted therapies, multidisciplinary applications
Verifiable workforce (HR) skills and competencies, soft skills, cognitive skills, self-evaluation and reflection tools
Informed decision-making, biotech industry and career insight, evaluating bioethical considerations
SARS-CoV2 biology, immunity, vaccine platforms, therapies and diagnostics
Membership in a learning community and Alumni Program
Once you complete registration and make a payment, you will receive:
A receipt
A downloadable workbook with detailed information, training materials and resources
Zoom credentials and instructions to access the online interactive sessions
Credentials and access code for Labster (Virtual labs) for course I only
A legal agreement to review and sign at registration
We cannot offer refunds for non-participation. However, if you need to withdraw from the training before you complete it, we can defer you to a future session at no cost.
Course I is a ten-week training (80 hours total). Sessions meet twice per week; each session is four hours long.
Course II is a four-week training (12 hours total). Sessions meet twice per month; each session is three hours long.
Adult learners with scientific and non-scientific background seeking to start a biotech career or education pathway
Professionals with transferrable skills seeking career transition or continued education
Biotech employees with non-scientific backgrounds seeking professional development to increase performance capabilities and promotion potential (ex. product development, legal, sales, HR, marketing, manufacturing)
Veterans seeking a high-tech career
Pre-service and in-service Biology high school teachers and college educators seeking to integrate evidence-based teaching practices that are focused on biotechnology education and career exploration.
Yes. However, we understand that life can get in the way of “perfect” attendance and have established a back-up system to help you catch up and make up for a missed session (refer to next question).
Please contact Shahira personally in case of any emergency that could affect your attendance and/or performance. We can schedule a time to answer your questions through Flash Coaching or Zoom meeting. You can also refer to your study group and teammates for further assistance.
Genedu’s training content will be delivered in English through LIVE, interactive sessions on Zoom.
Course I: You will receive a certificate of completion at a virtual graduation ceremony. Your family, friends, and Genedu supporters, partners and alumni will be invited to attend this graduation ceremony.
Course II: You will receive a certificate of attendance.
Course I: you will receive a downloadable training workbook with the required links and an access code for zoom meetings and Labster’s Virtual labs when you sign up. Your personal Labster access code will cover the 10-week training period, the week prior to the training start date and up to two weeks past the training end date. This extended access will allow you to catch up and revisit labs and quizzes at your own pace.
Course II: you will receive a downloadable training workbook with the required links and an access code for zoom meetings.
No. Genedu does not provide graduate level extension credit or CEU for salary advancement.
No. Genedu does not use exams and grades. Instead, we use interactive personal evaluation scales and a set of verifiable competencies in place of the conventional grading system to measure learning outcomes and skill gain.
No. Genedu is an extra curriculum education provider, not an academic program.
We recommend that you ask your employer if you can receive help to fund your biotech career/professional development training. You may need to justify why this career development training is the best choice for improving your capabilities and output in your current role while helping you contribute to the success and growth of your industry/school and colleagues/students. Check out this guide on how to request financial assistance for career/professional development from your employer.
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