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Margaret B. Penno, Ph.D., Founder and Chair, Board of Directors
Margaret B. Penno, Ph.D. is the founder of the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland. Dr. Penno is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University. She earned an undergraduate degree in Biology from The Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in Genetics from the Hershey Medical Center of the Pennsylvania State University, Department of Pharmacology. Dr. Penno held a post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Pharmacology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a second fellowship in Pediatric Genetics. She joined the Department of Medicine Faculty at Johns Hopkins in 1985. She has authored numerous published papers and has been awarded grants from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, and several institutional programs. Since 1987, she has been the Director of the Cell Center of the Genetics Resources Core Facility at The Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Penno’s vision for BTI is to create a center for excellence in technical training that targets highly motivated individuals from the local community. Dr. Penno is responsible for oversight of curriculum design and implementation. She can be reached at [email protected], or by writing to BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc., Suite 500 Bard Building, 600 E. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.
With 25 years of experience in leadership and management of for-profit and non-profit organizations, Ms. Weiss joined the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc. in June 2001. Prior to joining BTI, Ms. Weiss was Assistant Director of the Greater Baltimore Technology Council, whose mission is to build the technology community in Greater Baltimore through programs, events and activities designed to bring entrepreneurs and resources together and result in a more robust business climate. Before joining the Technology Council, she was Director of Technology Initiatives at the Baltimore Development Corporation, with responsibilities of managing and expanding Baltimore City's technology business incubator program. She also served as Board President and member of an independent non-profit health services organization, PACT, which recently merged with Kennedy Krieger. Ms. Weiss received her B.S. degree in economics from the University of Maryland, College Park and pursued post-graduate work in management at The Johns Hopkins University.
Timothy W. Fawcett, Ph.D.
Dr. Fawcett joined the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc. in May 2001 as a Director, specializing in curriculum and workshop development. Prior to joining BTI, Dr. Fawcett was Manager of the Training Center at Life Technologies, Inc., where he wrote, developed, and taught workshops designed to teach medical doctors, principal investigators and technicians in areas such as cell culture, recombinant DNA, protein expression, etc. through a combination of lecture and laboratory exercises. Dr. Fawcett leads the workshop initiative for BTI, plays an integral role in the curriculum development of the Lab Associates Program and also serves as an Instructor in that Program. He received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of New Hampshire and his Doctorate in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University. Dr. Fawcett joined the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health in the Laboratory on Gene Expression and Aging investigating molecular responses to cellular stress.
Dr. Jones received her doctorate in environmental health sciences in May 2000 from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. After a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jones joined the BTI staff in April 2001. She received her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Morgan State University. As Assistant Director and Supervisor of Instruction, she leads the curriculum content and delivery of the Lab Associates Program, coordinating the lectures, lab exercises and the scheduling of instructors, as well as serving as an instructor herself. In addition, Dr. Jones assesses the progress and academic performance of the students and works with them individually to address academic issues. She also contributes to the development and delivery of BTI's workshop program.
Lab Assistant/ Office Assistant Lynnette Byrd
- Ms. Byrd is a 2001 graduate of the BTI Lab Associates Program. She joined the organization in May 2001 upon her successful completion of the Program requirements, including an internship at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Cell Center. Ms. Byrd assists in the laboratory exercises performed by the students and assures the proper lab set up and maintenance. She also performs clerical duties to support the administration of the office.
The BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc., 600 East Lombard Street, Suite 500 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Email: [email protected] Phone: (410) 752-4224 /Fax: (410) 625-9371
