{"id":62024,"date":"2011-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/with-multiple-job-offers-uri-biotechnology-student-starts-second-career-open-to-any-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2011-05-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T00:00:00","slug":"with-multiple-job-offers-uri-biotechnology-student-starts-second-career-open-to-any-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/05\/with-multiple-job-offers-uri-biotechnology-student-starts-second-career-open-to-any-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"With multiple job offers, 溏心vlog免费B站 biotechnology student starts second career open to any opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tRumford resident begins work at Canton vaccine manufacturer<\/p>\n


\n\tPROVIDENCE \u2013 May 16, 2011 \u2013 In today\u2019s challenging economy, you wouldn\u2019t expect anyone would need to seek guidance on how to politely turn down job offers and reject requests for job interviews, but that is exactly what Lori Darling needed.<\/p>\n


\n\tA student in the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Biotechnology Manufacturing program, Darling has job offers from five biotechnology companies \u2013 two of which are in Rhode Island — and has been invited to interview at half a dozen more. It\u2019s an enviable situation to be in, said the Rumford resident.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI had so many offers I didn\u2019t know what to do,\u201d Darling said. \u201cIt was a stressful situation, but a good kind of stress. Professor [Ed] Bozzi was helpful in telling me how to turn down the offers because I don\u2019t want to burn any bridges for me or for the program.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tDarling had worked in the semiconductor industry for 14 years before being laid off, along with her husband, in 2009. She had always been interested in studying biological sciences, immunology and microbiology with the hope of working in the medical field, so when she heard about the 溏心vlog免费B站 program based at its Feinstein Providence campus, she immediately enrolled.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI was looking for something that could take my interests and my life experience and put them together into one academic program. I couldn\u2019t believe it was really going to happen,\u201d said Darling. \u201cI was a little terrified being 35 and not having been in school for 12 years, but the faculty and the lab manager were so supportive. It was a true learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tWhat Darling described as \u201cbiotech bootcamp\u201d is an intensive bachelor\u2019s degree program that requires a year of coursework in biology, chemistry, physiology, microbiology and laboratory sciences followed by a summer internship at a local biotech company. Most students enter the workforce after the first year and complete their degree as part-time students.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThere is a real camaraderie among the students, most of whom are older than the usual college student, and the people I met have become great friends,\u201d she said. \u201cEverybody works together. There\u2019s no \u2018us\u2019 versus \u2018them\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tDarling credits the program\u2019s focus on hands-on learning for her success in seeking full-time employment, as well as the industry contacts she developed with the many speakers who visited class.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cEvery interviewer asked if I have experience in cell culturing and tangential flow filtration, and when I said yes, they were really impressed,\u201d said Darling. \u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s so special about the program. It\u2019s not just academics; we\u2019re learning the real techniques that we\u2019re going to use in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAfter thoughtful consideration, Darling decided to accept the job offer from Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine division of Sanofi Aventis Group, the world\u2019s largest vaccine company. She will work at the company\u2019s Canton, Mass., facility where she will be working with live cells and live viruses to make vaccines for smallpox and Japanese encephalitis.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI try hard not to look too far ahead,\u201d Darling said. \u201cI\u2019m committed to continuing my education and advancing my career, but I don\u2019t want to think about specializing in a specific area or a specific company. Life happens, and if you focus too hard on one goal, you may miss some opportunities in other areas. I want to continue my education and keep my eyes open for the next opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n


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\nLori Darling. 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications & Marketing photo by Michael Salerno Photography.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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