Jeffry Garcia

Ashley Kirby 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,â€� 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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