Faculty Resources
See below links and information about biotechnology industry associations, news services, curriculum development and innovation and research funding databases. We'll try to keep these links relatively up to date as a resource for grantwriters.
Biotechnology Industry Associations
- BayBio - Northern California’s life sciences organization and BIO affiliate
- BayBio Institute - Nonprofit association in Northern California focusing on best practices, entrepreneurship, science education and workforce development
- BioSpace Biotech Work Portal - a compendium of biotech career information, labor market reports, and educational training links (see links to CSU programs here!)
- Biotechnology Industry Organization - BIO, the national biotechnology industry association
- BIOCOM - BIO affiliate organization serving southern California
- California Healthcare Institute (CHI) - California based association aimed at advancing biomedical research and innovation
- SoCalBio - BIO affiliate serving greater Los Angeles
Biotechnology Resources & News
- Guide to Biotechnology (Biotechnology Industry Organization)
- Biotech News
- Pharma Television
- GenomeWeb
- FierceBiotech (see sister publication list also - FierceBioResearch, etc.)
Curriculum-Related Initiatives, Grant Programs, and STEM-focused Programs
- Professional Science Master's Degree Program
- NSF Science Masters Program Solicitation (Due Nov. 20, 2009)
- Project Kaleidoscope - An AAC&U affiliated project to understand and disseminate best practices related to engaging undergraduates in STEM fields.
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) - CUR supports and promotes high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.
- The Teagle Foundation Grants Programs
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Programs
Federal Research Awards and Funding (what are they funding these days?)
- National Institutes of Health (rePORT) - reports, data, analyses
- National Science Foundation (Award Search)
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Grants Search)
- Department of Energy - Biological Sciences and Energy Biosciences
CSUPERB Relevant Reports, Resources and Papers
- The Scientist's 2009 Life Sciences Salary Survey
- California Healthcare Institute/PriceWaterhouseCoopers 2009 California Biomedical Industry Report
- AAC&U Liberal Education, "The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Liberal Education," Spring 2009
- National Academy of Science Report "Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World," 2008
- CSUPERB Report 99-05 (.pdf) - 1999-2005
- Bioinformatics Trends: Sloan Foundation Report (.pdf) - June 2004