In this episode of Laboratory Equipment's LabChat podcast, Michelle Taylor speaks with Chris Bolzan, who is the Executive Director of Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI). GMGI addresses critical challenges facing our oceans, human health and the environment. It does this by employing an alternative education model that prepares students for careers as entry-level technicians in biotechnology and life science laboratories.
The COVID-19 pandemic set everyone in education back on its heels, giving a deeper look into a system that needs reform. Hear from Bolzan about the need to rethink the delivery of education in a more equitable and accessible way, and how GMGI has been pioneering a path in that direction for the last 7 years. With successful alumni throughout the state of Massachusetts, GMGI's unique alternative education model could serve as a blueprint in the near future.