MBP offers a sequence of seminar series that focus on the non-technical aspects of biotechnology education. Seminars cover a variety of topics such as intellectual property, compliance and regulatory affairs, cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), GLP (Good Laboratory Practices), process development, communication skills, inter-personal skills, and career development. These seminars are presented by experts from the biotechnology and related industries. Students get an opportunity to interact individually and in groups with the speakers during and after the seminars.

A representative list of seminars from previous years is given below:

2004-05 / 2005-06 / 2006-07 / 2007-08 / 2008-09 / 2009-10


2007-2008 Seminars

• Biotech Careers Roundtable
• Thomas F. Holzman, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, Protein Sciences, Nanosphere, Inc., BioScience R&D: Expectations of Companies for Employees and Employees for Companies
• Aaron Kelley, Ph.D., Senior Engineer, Biomass Applications Group, Genencor International, Inc., Process Development and Manufacturing at Genencor
• David M. Kelso, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Diagnostic & Medical Devices Industry
• Jeanne Herrick, Ph.D., Lecturer, WCAS Writing Program, Northwestern University, Personality Types and the Workplace
• Igor Kourkine, Ph.D., Associate Director, Master of Biotechnology Program
  Northwestern University, Basics of Patent Procedures
•  Eric Emery, Vice President Manufacturing (Retired), PDL BioPharma, GMPs for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  
• Thy Nguyen, Assistant Director, University Career Services, Northwestern University, University Career Services Overview
• Barbara Shwom, Ph.D. / Kathleen Carmichael, Ph.D., College Lecturer, WCAS Writing Program / Adjunct Lecturer, WCAS Writing Program, Northwestern University, Writing Workshop II – Introduction to MBP Progress Reports
• Jesse Seidman, M.S., Sr. Manager, Global Regulatory Affairs, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Fundamentals of Biotech Product Regulation
• Barbara Shwom, Ph.D. / Kathleen Carmichael, Ph.D., College Lecturer, WCAS Writing Program / Adjunct Lecturer, WCAS Writing Program, Northwestern University, Writing Workshop III - Guided Practice to Improve Progress Reports
• Susan Casnocha, Ph.D., Associate Research Fellow and Group Leader, Pfizer Global Biologics, Biologics Discovery & Development
• Lisa Fink, Manager II, Quality, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Good Laboratory Practices in the Biotechnology Industry
• Maria Fedorova, Ph.D., Crop Genetics Research and Development, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Plant Agricultural Biotechnology
• Igor Kourkine, Ph.D., MBP Associate Director and Lecturer, Intellectual Property: Reading and Understanding of Patent Claims
• Barbara Shwom, Ph.D. / Kathleen Carmichael, Ph.D., College Lecturer, WCAS Writing Program / Adjunct Lecturer, WCAS Writing Program, Northwestern University, Writing Workshop I - Effective Business Writing