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The MCBI and Lexicon hosted the 2008 Biotechnology Competion at Montgomery College on Saturday, February 23.

The Two Member Team Award Winners are listed below:

1st Place

Nicholas Munoz Nirav Suraiya

 Linda Costanza, Sponsor, AST
2nd Place

Lindsay Fountain Rachel Harris

 Linda Costanza, Sponsor, AST
3rd Place

Teresa Wu
Ellen Hammett

 Linda Costanza, Sponsor, AST

The Technical Excellence Winners were:

Natasha Siddiqui
Meghan Kanady

The Division 2 Award Winners are listed below:

1st Place

Alex Valderrama Andrew Ghazi

 Tina Davies, Sponsor, John Cooper School
2nd Place Varsha Reddy Kathryn Child Tina Davies, Sponsor, John Cooper School
3rd Place Stephanie Camstra Laura Brodhead Tina Davies, Sponsor, John Cooper School
Technical Excellence Kent Kasischke Abby Bohn S. Waggoner, Sponsor, TWCP

 

Congratulations to all participants -- we look forward to the competition next year.

Click the link below to access the answer key to the 2006 Division 2 contest: Division 2 Solution

 

Bird Flu:

Bird Fly, Fowl Plague: It's not "Just the Flu." Check the following site to find out more:

Avian Influenza

 

Pork That's Good for the Heart May Be Possible With Cloning:

Heart Healthy Pork

 

Upcoming Events:

BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SESSIONS: To learn more about biotechnology as a career and the particular requirements of the AAS program at Montgomery College, you are encouraged to attend an information session. No reservations are required. Topics include: The profession of biotechnology; Requirements for completion of the biotechnology program; and Biotechnology program courses and sequence. Upcoming sessions are as follows:


Wednesday, November 8, 2006 from 4:00-5:00 in room A221 at Montgomery College


 Houston Business Journal Highlights MCBI Success:

MCBI activities were highlighted in a recent copy of the Houston Business Journal.

 

 

 

To keep everyone updated about the progress at MCBI, a newsletter was instituted in January of 2003. To receive a copy of this, please call 936-273-7060, or email lloomis-price@nhmccd.edu. Highlights and hyperlinks to back copies are listed after recent events.

Newsletters:

September/October 2003

  • Outreach Produces Success
  • Take Advantage of Educational Options
  • Advisory Board Meeting, November 14
  • MCBI Hosts Florida Community College Representatives
  • Student Placements

August 2003

  • MCBI Partners for Success
  • High School Oureach Means Future Employees
  • MCBI Representation Locally and Nationally
  • Continuing Education Opportunities

April/May 2003

  • MCBI Advisory Board elects new chair
  • MCBI Focuses on recruitment and retention
  • MC offers first continuing education course in Bioinformations next fall
  • Industry members needed for PCAL analysis

March 2003

  • Earn a B.S. in Biotech in The Woodlands
  • MCBI Takes BioTech to the Community
  • Advisory Board Meeting, March 17
  • Register for On-Line BioTech

February 2003

  • Area business journals and newspapers highlight MCBI
  • OnLine BioTech training a success for both employees and company
  • Advisory Board meeting scheduled for March 17

January 2003

  • Dr. Sunny Cooke welcomes the new MCBI director, Dr. Larry Loomis-Price
  • Teens find science fun in High School BioTech Clubs
  • MCBI partnerships highlighted at National conference
  • On-Line BioTech offers busy employees educational options

July 2004

  • Biotech Interns
  • NCBI Awarded NSF Grant
  • MCBI welcomes new Biotech Coordinator, Nancy Prejean
  • Corporate Acknowledgements

Summer 2005

  • Biotech Interns
  • BioLink Regional Confrence
  • Advisory Board Meeting, Oct 11, 2005

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