Ohlone College
Ohlone Community College is located in the Cities of Fremont and Newark. Specifically, the Biotechnology Department is located at Ohlone College Newark Center for Health Sciences and Technology, 39399 Cherry St, Newark, CA 94560.
Faculty
Laurie Issel-Tarver is head of the biotechnology department at Ohlone College. Her email is: lisseltarver at ohlone.edu. Laurie teaches several biotechnology and biology courses as well as overseeing the biotechnology program budget and courses.
Rick Mead is an adjunct professor and an industry advisor to the biotechnology department. He developed the biotechnology operations course at Ohlone College. Professor Rick is also the Senior Manager, Aseptic Filling & Visual Inspection at Boehringer Ingelheim. His email is rmead at ohlone.edu
Nita Sharma is an adjunct professor in the biotechnology department at Ohlone College. She was also the project coordinator of the Supply Chain Pilot program from 2016-2017. Professor Sharma teaches several biotechnology courses. Her email is nsharma at ohlone.edu
Course Outline: the course specific to biotechnology operations was written by Professor Rick Mead. The course outline can be found below.
Biotech Operations Course Outline.pdf