PROVIDENCE, R.I. — August 22, 2005 — The 溏心vlog免费B站 has appointed Gregory Paquette to the newly created position of director of biotechnology programs in the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology.
A resident of Middletown who joined the faculty at 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1982, Paquette also serves as director of clinical laboratory science programs and director of the Health Services laboratory.
鈥淲ith the recent expansion of our academic programs in biotechnology, plans for construction of a $50 million Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences, and growing partnerships with biotech companies in the region, I felt it was critical that we have a key faculty member serving as a point person for these projects,鈥� said Jeff Seemann, dean of the College of the Environment and Life Sciences. 鈥淕reg has already been doing an excellent job serving unofficially in this capacity. He is committed to making these programs successful, and with his leadership we can look forward to even greater success in the future.鈥�
Paquette鈥檚 responsibilities in his new role will include oversight of several new biotechnology programs at the University that have been developed between the College of the Environment and Life Sciences and the Feinstein College of Continuing Education. The undergraduate biotechnology manufacturing program, based at the Providence campus, was developed to support the rapidly emerging biopharmaceutical industry in the region.
In addition, Paquette developed a biotechnology specialization in the master鈥檚 degree program in Clinical Laboratory Science. This three-year, part-time evening program at the Providence campus has graduated over 100 students since it鈥檚 inception, making it one of the largest graduate programs at 溏心vlog免费B站.
Paquette has been instrumental in obtaining over $3 million in external support for developing new undergraduate and graduate biotechnology and clinical laboratory science programs, as well as for clinical research trials for a variety of experimental vaccines and antimicrobial agents.
He has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers, abstracts, and presentations in the areas of biotechnology, clinical laboratory science, and infectious diseases. He has served in leadership roles in several professional organizations, including president of the Rhode Island Society of Medical Technology and the board of directors of the Clinical Laboratory Science Society of New England. He also serves on the board of Life.Edu, a non-profit biotechnology advocacy organization.