Interview

Apr 10, 2022

Teaching Postdoc Program Trains Thoughtful and Effective Instructors

Many of the instructors in the Biotechnology Program are participants in the teaching postdoctoral program, which is a three-year program focused on mentoring postdocs through teaching experiences. Unlike other teaching… 

Mar 28, 2022

Meet Dr. Noel!

Dr. Sophie Noel joined the BIT Program in January as our newest Teaching Postdoctoral Scholar. A former doctoral student at NC State, she was especially interested in joining the Program after… 

Feb 18, 2022

Introducing… Environmental DNA Analysis and Applications

This semester, the BIT Program will be offering a new course to introduce students to the concept of “environmental DNA,” or eDNA, which is essentially free-floating DNA or DNA from… 

Jan 28, 2022

BIT SURE Provides Summer Research Opportunities for NC State Students

Each year, the Biotechnology (BIT) Program hosts the BIT Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (BIT SURE) program, which allows NC State students to work one-on-one with instructors from the BIT Program on… 

Jan 14, 2022

Introducing… Comparative Plant Transcriptomics!

Are you interested in bioinformatics, but too intimidated to take a class or try to teach yourself? Or are you interested in how bioinformatics could be applied to plants? If… 

Nov 24, 2021

Introducing… Plant Genetic Engineering!

After a successful Fall 2021 semester, the BIT Program will be offering its relaunched course on plant genetic engineering again next semester (Spring 2022). Dr. Dums, who received his PhD… 

Nov 9, 2021

Introducing… Biological Electron Microscopy Techniques!

Most students first hear of electron microscopy (EM) in their introductory biology course; it’s buried amongst a few other forms of microscopy, and perhaps even other techniques. At most, they’re… 

Oct 14, 2021

Introducing… Cancer Drug Discovery and Development!

Though people talk about finding a “cure for cancer,” biologists have long known that finding such an elixir would be virtually impossible, as cancer is really a myriad of diseases… 

Oct 1, 2021

Meet Rose!

When students in the Biotechnology Program show up to their lab classes, they may not think about how much behind-the-scenes work goes into ensuring their experiments run smoothly. One person… 

Sep 28, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines and What They Could Mean for the Future

Since COVID-19 vaccines started to roll out in January, many Americans have eagerly learned about the three vaccines authorized for use in the US, devouring statistics, fact sheets, and updates…