Health and Science Pipeline Initiative

K-14 Educators - Join us for the Regional Cross-Sector Discussion Forum: Emerging Occupations in Advanced Manufacturing & Biotechnology Thursday, May 13, 2021 3:00 - 4:30 pm Register here https://cccconfer.zoom.us/.../tJYudeyvqT8jHtLkONaSRdLQ0xK... Learn about emerging occupations in Adv. Manufacturing and Biotechnology sectors: Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers (including Quality Control Analysts) and Compliance Officers (including Regulatory Affairs Sp...ecialists). The goal of this discussion forum is to highlight the knowledge, skills, abilities (KSA’s) and career paths in Quality Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, and to discuss how these occupations play an essential role in our bio-manufacturing workforce. This virtual event will include a Labor Market Information presentation by the San Diego-Imperial Centers of Excellence and will feature a panel of experts from Dexcom, BioOnline, and Microtek, Inc.

K-14 Educators - Join us for the Regional K-14 Biotechnology & Life Sciences Sector Discussion Forum April 22, 2021 3:00-4:00PM Register here https://cccconfer.zoom.us//tJEvcuGrrzsvHdBdcQ0A5ZPK6S8fiTU The San Diego & Imperial Counties Community College’s invite you to join this month’s forum that will feature a regional program highlight from Barbara Juncosa, Ph.D. Biomanufacturing Department Chair & Professor, about the Biomanufacturing Bachelor's Degree Program (BDP) at ...Mira Costa College. In addition, Geoff Toner, MS, MB (ASCP), Director of Curriculum Development at Jefferson Institute for Bioprocessing (JIB) will share about their advanced training pathways in bioprocessing and give an interactive tour of the JIB lab facilities. He will also highlight how the JIB provides the opportunity for our regional Biomanufacturing BDP students to continue their advanced training in collaboration with the JIB’s 1-year M.S. program as well as an Industry-Sponsored PhD in Bioprocess Engineering. This pathway offers a potential decrease in a student’s education timeline by 2-5 years, plus concurrent employment. See more

Registration for Resilient Careers: Explore Your Future in Health and Biotech is now open! Join SDCOE for 5 days of presentations and career panels (and even an analysis of a recorded knee surgery) featuring some of the region’s most prominent health care providers, research institutes, and medical companies, including Scripps Sharp Salk Institute Pfizer... San Diego Blood Bank And more! View the event agenda for info on all of the sessions and presenters. Please note that this agenda is still being updated, so sessions may be added or changed. K12 educators can register on behalf of their school’s students using the link below. We will then provide you digital permission slips for your students, and later, the links to all of the event content. You and your students may attend the entire conference, just one session, or anything in between. We look forward to seeing you there! Event Details Where: Online via Zoom. Register at the event website - https://cte.innovatesd.org/healthandbiotech.html When: Mon, April 19th Friday, April 23rd; Session times vary by day. Check the agenda for more info: https://docs.google.com//1q12oaC3pyHQlORZdnmO8MkLBKN/edit Who: students and educators grades 8-14 If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Biocom Institute invites middle school, high school, and community college educators to their inaugural Life Science XP Education Symposium on April 28th and 29th. This event will bring together K12 educators, nonprofits, and employers who are reimagining Life Science/Biotech learning experiences in schools. Participants can attend professional learning activities and networking opportunities to learn from industry experts and one another. Find out how you can start and grow your biotech and life sciences pathway programs to better equip students with the industry’s in-demand skills register now! https://whova.com/portal/registration/educa1_202104/

Sharing: The Health Care Communicators of Southern California will be accepting applications for our 2020 Scholarship between April 1st, 2021 until June 30th, 2021. High School seniors and college students currently enrolled in a San Diego, Orange County, Riverside, and Los Angeles school district who plan to enter the field of health care upon graduation are invited to submit an application for the opportunity to win a minimum of a $2000 scholarship, courtesy of AMN Healthc...are, the title sponsor of The Finest Awards. See attached guidelines to share with students and high schools in your district, but I have pasted them below for your convenience as well. Please email entries, including a letter of recommendation and copy of transcripts, to: Mrs. Poolak Forutanpour, HCC Scholarship Chair: [email protected]. All entries must be received for judging between April 1st and June 30th, 2021. Visit for more information: http://www.hccsc.org/AMN/HCC-Scholarship

Grossmont Healthcare District Offers $210,000 for Students in Health Careers https://timesofsandiego.com//grossmont-healthcare-distric/ The application deadline for all scholarships is Feb. 12. Interested students can learn more at grossmonthealthcare.org/scholarships.

Sharing another great opportunity! Junior Achievement (JA) of San Diego is partnering with JA of Dallas to bring a virtual interactive discussion with Susan Salka, CEO of AMN Healthcare on Thursday October 15th, 12:00-1:00pm. These discussions are targeted at middle school to adult. Register here https://sandiego.ja.org///3-virtual-lunch-and-learn-series

Sharing this great opportunity for teachers! The Biocom Institute is thrilled to connect industry experts with K12 educators to discuss topics in life science and biotechnology. Life Science Industry Speaker Series for Educators Industry Keynote: "Decoding COVID-19" Ashley Van Zeeland, VP of Product Integration and Customer Collaboration at Illumina October 21st 4:00 - 5:00 pm PDT To register visit: https://bit.ly/33W1PVw

We are sharing a great opportunity for teachers! Biocom Institute is thrilled to announce our first of many Life Science/Biotech Industry Speaker series events for educators. Join us and Illumina VP of Product Integration & Customer Collaboration at Illumina, Ashley Van Zeeland, PhD, MBA as she shares about her professional journey and dives into how we are decoding COVID-19. Followed by an overview of Illumina’s online resources available for your classroom. Educators can register here: https://bit.ly/33W1PVw

We invite all K-14 health pathway educators to join us at our first K-14 Health Sector Discussion Forum on Thursday, October 15, 2020 from 3 pm - 4 pm. The goal of the Regional K-14 Health Sector Discussion Forum is to update, expand, and align K-14 career educational pathways to improve student success through monthly engagement with high school and community college faculty. Please join us by registering at the link below. The agenda is coming soon. We look forward to seein...g you (virtually) on 10/15! Register in advance for the K-14 Health Sector Discussion Forum: https://cccconfer.zoom.us//tJAtcOuurT0jEt1WLTDVdXo0l-agOu6 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

To share with your students who might be interested... https://nepris.com/summercamps Weekly themes: June 15-18 STEM ... June 22-25 SKILLS June 29 - July 2 ARTS July 6 - 9 FOOD July 13 - 16 COOL CAREERS July 20 - 23 HOW ITS MADE July 27 - 30 FUTURE See more

HASPI Teachers - Feel free to share with your students! Thermo Fisher Scientific Career Exploration Panel and Discussion. Panelists include Thermo Fisher Scientific employees with various backgrounds. Learn how Thermo Fisher Scientific is actively responding to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak by developing a new multiplex real-time RT-PCR diagnostic kit to enable clinical and public health laboratories to quickly diagnose COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an American provisioner of scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables, and software and services to healthcare, life science, and other laboratories in academia, government, and industry. Video Recording - https://tinyurl.com/ThermoFisherScientificPanel

Sharing an opportunity for 10th-12th students.The Boz Institute at UCSD Extension is extending the Scholarship Deadline to June 5 for the Molecular Biology Research Immersion Program which will happen virtually this summer.For more information, visit https://researchscholars.ucsd.edu/

Hello HASPI Educators, While you embark on your journey to provide distance learning to your students, please know that the Health and Science Pipeline Initiative (HASPI) online services continue to be available. The HASPI website www.haspi.org provides ongoing curriculum access and email support,[email protected]. The San Diego County Office of Education has provided many resources to support distance learning, https://bit.ly/CTEsectors. We've added this resource link... on the home page of the HASPI website. Also, Fair Street Education - a division of Work Training Center is open for business! Labs and materials are still available for purchase through the HASPI Supply Store https://www.orderhaspi.com/. On behalf of the HASPI team, we thank you for serving as champion educators. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need assistance during this challenging time of distance learning. We are here for you!

Science Day at Miramar College this Saturday, March 14th is cancelled. Per the organizers: "With many of our partner companies issuing new policies around forgoing events due to COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to CANCEL or POSTPONE some events scheduled for STEM Week. You will see a "CANCELED" or "POSTPONED" notice next to those few listings below.... While we have had only a handful of cancellations, there are many STEM Week events that will still be happening this week. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility." https://www.lovestemsd.org/stem-week-events-2020

Sharing an event hosted by Biocom institute and Takeda...WOMEN IN STEM on March 10. Calling all high school & college students and industry professionals. Come hear from TCAL's own Shan Yu, LunaPBC's Dawn Barry, Qualcomm's Monique Rodriguez, Hologic, Inc.'s Mariana C. Gadaleta, PhD, Booz Allen Hamilton's Jillian Jarrett, and Swinerton Renewable Energy's Sandra Setti and participate in the Q&A and exhibiting session. To rsvp to this FREE event, visit: https://lnkd.in/gwx6Va4

Even though the Scripps (HSEP) and Sharp (HESI) application deadlines have passed, share these additional internships offered this summer for your high school students interested in a career in healthcare! http://www.haspi.org/internships.html

San Diego Miramar College will host a morning of FREE, FUN science on Saturday, March 14th, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 12pm for kids from 5 to 99 at its Mira Mesa Campus (10440 Black Mountain Road). Miramar College science/math faculty, staff and students will present a morning filled with hands-on lab activities. This event is open to the public, all ages are welcome; this is a free event with free parking on campus! Faculty, staff, and students will present the following interactive lab activities: How to Get DNA from Anything, Sensory Perception, Critters, Blast Off with chemistry/Slime, Crime Scene Lab, Fun with Games and Puzzles, Cool uses of ENERGY/Robotics and Discovery of Germs!

HASPI teachers, it's time for your students to apply for the Scripp's High School Exploration Program. The application deadline is approaching fast! Deadline is Friday, 2/14. For more information, visit http://www.haspi.org/hsep.html

Check out this summer internship in biomedical research for high school students! https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/hs-sip