The BioEd Institute is a division of Georgia Bio. The Institute’s mission is to strengthen the life sciences workforce pipeline through classroom-to-career initiatives that align with industry needs. We are building the capacity of Georgia classrooms to support the future life science workforce with teacher professional development in biotechnology, an equipment depot, a visiting scientist program, and the BioGENEius award for student biotechnology projects. The Institute provides training for current workforce needs (e.g., biotech courses for nonscientists and executive leadership training for future managers), and supports networking and mentoring for early career professionals through the Emerging Leaders Network. Additionally, the BioEd Institute manages federal grants to build the workforce pipleline beyond Georgia.
Georgia Bio initiated an education and workforce development program in 2007 through a partnership with the DeKalb County School System and the Biotechnology Institute to improve student achievement in science. In partnership with state agencies, universities, technical colleges and industry, a regionally-focused life science initiative called the “Innovation Crescent” was funded by $1.3 million in Work Ready grants from the Georgia Office of Workforce Development to the Atlanta Regional Commission and a $2 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to a consortium of technical colleges. This grant enabled the implementation of biotechnology high school classes for science credit (Introduction to Biotechnology & Applications of Biotechnology), technical college improvement of their biotechnology programs (via updated laboratories and outreach to high school biotechnology programs), and subsidized industry training.
The GaBioEd Institute continues its commitment to creating a life sciences workforce that can fuel innovation through dynamic biotechnology education and workforce development focused on talent retention and recruitment. Learn More About the Bioscience Pipeline Here.
The Georgia BioEd Institute offers hands-on, immersive science teacher professional development for rural Georgia teachers. Curriculum is built to highlight and leverage the biotechnology that exists within traditional science courses, including biology and AP biology, chemistry and AP chemistry, physics, environmental biology, agriculture and horticulture, physical science, and life science.
Participants have time to plan and prepare to implement one of the labs from the training within the school year to either enhance a current lesson or replace a less effective lesson. Participants leave the training with a lesson plan as well as a plan with Georgia Bio to receive materials necessary for successful implementation.
Georgia BioEd Institute's Equipment Depot provides grade 6-12 teachers with laboratory supplies and equipment needed to prepare students for careers in the life sciences. We collect donations from companies and universities, and distribute supplies into the schools that desperately need them.
Our inventory has included pipettes, tips, gloves, gowns, beakers, graduated cylinders and other glassware, gel rigs, and microcentrifuges, to name a few.
The Center for Global Health Innovation matches industry experts from local Life Science companies with Georgia K-12 science classrooms to share their experiences, scientific knowledge, and information on how science is applied in their businesses.
This program is a unique opportunity for GA students to learn about the wide array of career paths they can pursue in the STEM/Life Sciences fields. Through just one classroom visit you can leave a lasting impact that starts with the simple task of signing up.
The Georgia BioEd Institute Board of Advisors is a group of engaged volunteers who support and guide the Institute in fulfilling its mission. The Advisors report back to the larger Georgia Bio Board of Directors on the Institute’s progress and accomplishments.
Gabe Khouli, Takeda – 2022-2023 Chair
Barry Bates, Atlanta Technical College
Rebecca Burns, UCB – Immediate Past Chair
Jason Chernock, MedShare
Chuck Fogelgren, Quest Diagnostics
Lisa Olens, Georgia Power
Cynthia Sundell, Georgia Institute of Technology
Stefanie Torres, VWR, a part of Avantor
P: 404.221.0617
Fax: 404.448.3982
Email: admin@gabio.org
Address: 8607 Roberts Drive, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30350