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Gordon-Kenan

Gordon-Kenan Graduate Research Seminars (GKRS)

A Gordon-Kenan Graduate Research Seminar (GKGRS) is a two-day meeting designed specifically for graduate students, post-doctoral students, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience….

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BTEC

Bioseparations / Bioprocessing Development Center (BBDC)

State funds allocated to BTEC support its educational and training programs, which are based on hands-on instruction in state-of-the-art facilities. The BBDC funding provided by…

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NC Sea Grant /WRRI/ NC Space Grant Community Collaborative Research Grant Program

The NC Sea Grant (NCSG) Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG) program seeks to address priority coastal issues in the state by strategically linking local ecological…

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National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL)

KIETS Director Ruben G. Carbonell is a Senior Technology Strategist for NIIMBL, an institute that is part of the Manufacturing USA Network to enhance the…

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Professor Lilian Hsiao, in the NC State Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering group

Reimagining Soft Materials for Haptic Engineering Initiative

Professor Lilian Hsiao, in the NC State Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is leading a research program centered around intelligent soft materials. A major…

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The Plant Sciences Building on Centennial Campus houses research inside and out. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Multimodal Sensors in Agriculture: Enhancing Sustainability through Graduate Student Support (PSI Connecting2Grow Initiative)

The NC State Plant Sciences Initiative (PSI) is implementing the Multimodal Sensors in Agriculture program as part of its Connecting2Grow effort. This is an outgrowth…

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Afsaneh Rabiei checks on metallic foam created in her lab.

Metal Foams as Innovative Materials for Bioseparations

Led by NC State Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Afsaneh Rabiei and Chemical Engineering Professor Cristiana Boi, this research initiative is focused on the development…

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Upstream Bioprocessing

Pilot Scale Upstream Bioprocessing of a Novel Filamentous Fungus for Expression and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody Nivolumab

There is an urgent and pressing need to identify non-animal cell derived production hosts in biomanufacturing for manufacture of recombinant antibodies. Microbial hosts offer the…

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Recovery of Biological Products XXI Conference

The Recovery of Biological Products conference is the leading international forum for the presentation and discussion of new insights and advances in the purification of…

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