Jeffry Garcia
Jeffry Garcia
A 2022 Biotechnology graduate spent the week after Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æâ€™s commencement at a summer
immersion program that provided opportunities to learn about the pharmaceutical industry
and a chance to network with industry professionals. Jeffry Garcia, 26, of Burlington
traveled to Philadelphia, Pa. days after his graduation from Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ to take his place
among 20 fellow college science majors in a nationally competitive program operated
through the University of Delaware and the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing
Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL). “This is a tremendous opportunity for a community college
student like Jeffry to compete on a national level with students at four-year universities.
We are extremely proud of his achievements,� said Michelle Saboun, Department Head
of Biotechnology at Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ. Funded by an arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the
workshop was geared toward minority college underclassmen and is an exclusive in-person,
all expenses paid immersion program designed to introduce them to biopharmaceutical
careers. Through hands-on learning and personal interactions, students had an opportunity
to earn a deep understanding of how the industry and federal agencies work together
to develop and manufacture life-saving medicines. Jeffry Garcia dropped out of high
school, worked various jobs over the next few years, and eventually earned his GED.
But he had always cultivated a great interest and talent for biology. He enrolled
at Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ and completed the biotechnology degree program in one year. Garcia’s goals
after graduating from Ìǹûvlog¹ÙÍøÍøÒ³°æ include working at Research Triangle Park in molecular biology.
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