Michael Stefano

Michael Stefano graduated from the biotechnology program in Fall 2009.  He completed his internship project at Scripps Florida in Dr. Howard Petrie's lab.  He researched about specialized blood cells called T-lymphocytes and their development. 

For more information: Scripps Florida 

Laura Baker

Laura Baker graduated from the biotechnology program in Spring 2010.  Laura Baker performed her internship project at Scripps Florida.  She studied the role of inflammation in breast cancer development.  Laura is currently working as a full-time Research Assistant at CuRNA. 

For more information: Scripps Florida

For more information: CuRNA

Kimberly Carroll

Kimberly completed her internship project at University of Miami - Hussman Institute for Genetics.  She worked in the Center for Genome Technology at the Miami Institute for Human Genomics under Dr. John Gilbert.  The mission of the Center for Genome Technology is to identify genes involved in human diseases and explain the effects of genes in human health. 

For more information: University of Miami - Center for Genome Technology

Julie Burford

Julie completed her internship project at Cytonics Corporation in Jupiter.  She worked on a characterized novel protein complex implicated in back pain.  She also developed assays for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.  She was hired as a full-time research assistant in Spring 2010. 

For more information: Cytonics Corporation

Camilo Rojas

Camilo completed his internship project in Dr. Jun-Li Luo's laboratory studying the role of inflammation and cancer.  Currently, he is a full-time research assistant in the Department of Neuroscience under Dr. Gavin Rumbaugh studying learning and memory.  He presented at Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) 2010.

For more information: Scripps Florida

Chris Hubbs

For more information: CuRNA website

Chris Hubbs graduated from Palm Beach State College in May 2009. Chris completed his internship at CuRNA, a Scripps Florida start-up company. CuRNA is using novel non-coding RNA technology, exclusively licensed from Scripps Florida, to develop therapies for many important diseases. Chris is currently working as a full-time employee at CuRNA.

Charles Olive

For more information: CuRNA website

Charles Olive graduated from Palm Beach State College in May 2009. Charles completed his internship at CuRNA in the therapeutic potential of non-coding RNAs that do not produce protein. CuRNA's research is focused on the following areas: cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and neurological diseases. Charles is currently working as a full-time employee at CuRNA.

John Schneider

For more information: Dyadic website

John completed his Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. He recently completed his biotechnology internship, Summer 2009, at Dyadic International in their Quality Assurance/Quality Control laboratory. John's work with enzymes developed his interest in organic chemistry and enzyme kinetics. He is currently working part-time at Dyadic as a lab technician and is  working on Palm Beach State's algae biofuels project.