Agragene, a San Diego based startup, is pursuing a novel precision guided sterile insect technology for the invasive, agricultural pest species, Drosophila suzukii. There is no regulatory precedent for commercial approval of a similar technology. For . . .

This Semester-In-Residence (SIR) program was completed at Navigate Biopharma Services, Inc., a Novartis subsidiary located in Carlsbad, CA. Navigate Biopharma Services specializes in providing services to various companies including assay development, . . .

BioSpark Laboratories is a proposed non-profit organization intended to serve scientific researchers in South America by providing low cost laboratory equipment. Based out of San Diego, BioSpark takes advantage of the vast diversity of life science in . . .

This Semester-in-Residence project was conducted at Gilead Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Company, in Oceanside, CA within manufacturing department. The goal of the project was to generate User Requirement Specifications (URS), Standard Operating Procedu . . .

This project was conducted at a clinical oncology laboratory specializing in hematology and solid tumors. This was a cross functional collaboration between marketing and flow cytometry. The goal of the project was to become more competitive, increase . . .

This Spring 2017 Semester-in- Residence was conducted at Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. in the Process Science department located in San Diego, CA. Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. (also known as, “Althea”) is a contract manufacturing organization known for providing c . . .

Company X, Oceanside campus, is a bioprocessing company that manufactures biologics to treat patients with life threatening and serious medical conditions. With large number of new hires onboarding and a current expansion of its manufacturing facility . . .

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) and is notorious for its high mortality rate. Many multiplex assays to detect MRSA are currently in the market but are either expens . . .

This project was conducted at Neuropore Therapies, Inc. Neuropore is located in San Diego, CA and the business focus is on curing neuro-degenerative diseases, namely Parkinson’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease. Project goals included becoming certifie . . .

Clostridium difficile frequently causes infectious diarrhea in hospitalized and elderly people. Infection results from reduction of natural intestinal flora, allowing the spores to grow and spread via fomites. The severity of C. difficile infection de . . .

Multiplexing Asymmetric Primer Extension is a complex and lengthy reaction that can be affected by many variables. It is used by AutoGenomics Inc. to help determine patient’s genetic mutations that could affect their course of treatment and to determi . . .

Genentech, Oceanside is a biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant with bioprocessing technicians that have a large range of experience and education in biotechnology. Before, Genentech, Oceanside did not have a training plan for experienced bioprocess t . . .

Controlling interferon production will reduce the frequency of relapses of multiple sclerosis and provide a better quality of life for patients. Finding the gatekeepers within the pDC pathway that controls IFN production will lead to therapeutic devel . . .

This research project was sponsored by the marketing department at Company X. As flow cytometry experiments become increasingly complex, researchers need tools and products dedicated to making experimental design as efficient as possible. For example, . . .

The goal of this project was to develop a novel PCR technology for detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with statin induced myalgia. We compared different PCR methods using sequence specific primers and UP tagged primers. Res . . .

Assistance for women who have difficulty conceiving often relies on in vitro fertilization technology. The number of "test-tube babies" born is increasing each year around the world, but the success rate remains low and might be improved by enhanced m . . .

Genetic factors play a key role in addiction and pain but are generally not evaluated in clinical practice. Some people who experience chronic pain are genetically predisposed to neurochemical deficiencies. A greater susceptibility to Prescription Dru . . .

Emiliania huxleyi is numerically the most abundant coccolithophorid and is found throughout the world with the exception of polar sea waters (Marsh, 2003). The genome of E. huxleyi was sequenced in a collaboration between Dr. Betsy Read’s lab at Calif . . .

Management teams are frequently charged with making informed decisions for valid investments and cost-saving ideas for laboratory instruments. Cliniqa Corporation is a research and manufacturing company that produces quality controls and calibrators f . . .

A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction made to a company in relation to their products or services where a response is expected. Efficiency in responding to customer complaints is essential in the biotechnology industry. The Semester-in-Resid . . .