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Jill Mikulecky
Jill Mikulecky
Biotechnology Program Director/Professor

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RTP Campus
Building 2 - 340P

919-335-1332 (office)

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Jill Mikulecky
Jill Mikulecky
Biotechnology Program Director/Professor

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RTP Campus
Building 2 - 340P

919-335-1332 (office)

Education: MS in Chemistry from North Carolina State University; BS in Chemistry from Austin Peay State University, Biology minor

Specialized training: EPIC Certified Instructor

Recognitions: Excellence in Teaching Award from Wake Tech; Manufacturing and Engineering Advisory Committee of the Year, Wake Tech; principal investigator, National Science Foundation S-STEM GREAT Scholars Project; Developer, N.C. Community College System Virtual Learning Community (CHM 151, 152); 12 publications and presentations

Professional experience: Over 26 years of work-related experience

Edward Garner
Edward Garner
Biopharmaceutical Program Director/Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building F - 216

919-866-5338 (office)

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Edward Garner
Edward Garner
Biopharmaceutical Program Director/Assistant Professor

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Southern Wake Campus
Building F - 216

919-866-5338 (office)

Education: MS in Pharmaceutical Science from North Carolina Central University; BS in Biology from Elizabeth City State University, Biotechnology minor

Specialized training: NC BioNetwork laboratory technician, use of electrophoresis for the separation of DNA and RNA, fragment cloning with plasmid vectors, polymerase chain reaction for the amplification of DNA segments; master control operator for local news channel; EPIC-certified instructor

Recognitions: Technical Intramural Research Training Award, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Professional experience: Over 16 years of work-related experience

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Vernon Malone College and Career Academy

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Western Wake Campus
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Joel Houston
Joel Houston
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Western Wake Campus
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919-866-5345 (office)

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Moira Hughes
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RTP Campus
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919-355-1223 (office)

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Jarett McLamb
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Torry Sands
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N.C. BioNetwork Capstone Center

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Courtney Vance
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Andrew Vinal
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RTP Campus
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919-355-1321 (office)

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Andrew Vinal
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RTP Campus
Building 2 - 340M

919-355-1321 (office)

Education: Ph.D. in Veterinary Microbiology from North Carolina State University, MS in Microbiology, Genetics from NCSU; BS in Microbiology, Genetics, Associate in Science from Sandhills Community College

Specialized Training: 3D Printing, Instrument and software Training (LabVIEW software (called G) from National Instruments), Database development (Filemaker Pro), Training to interface Programmable Logic Controllers (OMERON PLC), I have 80 hours of negations (Patent licensing, Licensing in Japan, Seminars on Patent Law), NCSU Extension Japanese for Business (speak Japanese). Scanning and Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy; Cleanroom Training. Large Scale Pharmaceutical Instrumentation, Proximity, O2, pH Sensors, UV and UV spectroscopy, Gas Chromatography (Large Scale), Low Pressure Chromatography., EPIC Certified Instructor

Recognitions: I started two startup companies: PathoGene Biologics involving poultry vaccine development (Hold a patent on a novel identification system to identify pathogenic bacteria) and Thunderbird Technologies, Inc. involving licensing semiconductor technology; Batch Fermentation (Developed software control in LabVIEW with a graphical interface that echoed the actual skids on the manufacturing floor (Obtained FDA approval) for companies like Cetus Corporation, AMGEN, Merck & Co. and others

Professional Experience: Over 31 years of work-related experience

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