Hi
I think that you have (another) original and great idea. Our university has
been warning us that demographics are changing and that it will be increasingly
difficult to recruit skilled personnel. At the same time faculty are demanding
access to better core facilities and "key platform technologies". I'm trying to
promote the idea that our core facilities also play a major role in training
new personnel. I'd like to see staff rotate through different labs to gain
practical experience in a wide range of technologies. My idea is for students
who have already completed a B.Sc. and could spend 12-24 months in some type of
sponsored work-term.
The ABRF has set a good example of how a core service Director can be a
career professional. The same should apply to personnel at lower levels, i.e.
career technical staff or career resource personnel. Any suggestions on
appropriate terms to describe our technical staff in this light?
lisa bibbs wrote:
> I have had this idea floating around in my head and it is going to
> take a little bandwidth for me to explain it. I would like to create
> some kind of summer scholarship program for college students say jrs
> and srs to work in a Core Facility that ABRF would sponsor. I'm
> looking for the type of student that could be molded into a future
> productive, ethical technician. At TSRI we have summer scholarships
> for the students we hope will be future Nobel prize winners but what
> about the kids that aren't going to win that prize but can still be
> wonderful techs?
>
> There is also the possibility of getting high school students involved too.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> I am really looking forward to seeing everyone in San Diego. I feel
> like we need to bond.
>
> Lisa
>
> Lisa Bibbs, Ph.D.
> Director, Protein and Nucleic Acids Core Facility
> SP3
> 10550 N. Torrey Pines Rd.
> La Jolla, CA 92037
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