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Credentialing Opportunities

10,600

BACE Credential Earners

1240

Workforce Training Participants

Who We Are

Established in 2006, Biotility at the University of Florida is the leading provider of credentialing and professional development for the biotechnology industry. Our primary objective is to prepare the next generation of workforce talent and enhance the skills of existing employees in the bioscience sector through a selection of high-quality credentials and short courses.

What We Do

Biotility’s core objective is to prepare the next generation of workforce talent and enhance the skills of existing employees in the bioscience sector. Located in the Gainesville/Alachua, area — Florida’s burgeoning biotechnology hub — Biotility regularly collaborates with life science leaders to identify employment preparation needs and develop topical and relevant industry-aligned credentials and courses.

Credentialing

Biotility is proud to be a member of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence in show of our support of the credentialing community and our commitment to strive for excellence in our credentialing and certificate programs.

Biotility Staff


Faculty Member Tamara Mandell, M.Ed.

Tamara Mandell, M.Ed.

Director

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Faculty Member Lisa Mrozinkse

Lisa Mrozinkse

Director of Credentialing

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Faculty Member Linna Lim

Linna Lim

Credentialing Exam Specialist

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Faculty Member Shayna Sutherland

Shayna Sutherland

Instructional Design Assistant

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Faculty Member Shermi Liang, Ph.D.

Shermi Liang, Ph.D.

Credential Development and Systems Assistant

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Faculty Member Claudia Gómez

Claudia Gómez

Data Processing Assistant

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Faculty Member Jenny Hughes

Jenny Hughes

Training Specialist

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Faculty Member Sotiris Konstas

Sotiris Konstas

Media Support Aide

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Faculty Member Houda D. Pruitt, Ph.D.

Houda D. Pruitt, Ph.D.

Operations Manager

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Faculty Member Hayley Dennison

Hayley Dennison

Client Services Manager

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Faculty Member Jose Nieves

Jose Nieves

Client Services Specialist

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Faculty Member Carlos Osuna

Carlos Osuna

Client Services Specialist

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Faculty Member Amber Tison

Amber Tison

Communications Specialist

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Faculty Member Finley Schuurmans

Finley Schuurmans

Communications Assistant

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Faculty Member Candyce Hudson

Candyce Hudson

Administrative Specialist

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Faculty Member Destiny Reyes

Destiny Reyes

Data Analyst

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Faculty Member Steve Repsold

Steve Repsold

Technical Support Aide

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Biotility Advisory Board Members

NameAffiliationPosition
Philip Gibson (Chair)Georgia Life Sciences InstituteExecutive Director
Jaime ArangoBiomedical Research Association of New YorkVice President, Content and Education
Justin BickfordELISA Technologies, Inc.Scientific Director
Susan D’CostaGenzeneChief Technical and Commercial Officer
Robert MandellSyncromuneDirector of Translational Research
Siavosh Naji-Talakar, Pharm D, MSWashington State University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Linda ReuterBiomedical Research Association of New YorkSenior IRB Director
Katrina RogersKatrina Rogers Consulting, LLCPresident and Founder
Brian RomotAxogen, Inc.Product Development Engineer
Darby ThomasFortrea, Inc.Scientific Director, Cell & Gene Therapies
Angie TrujilloIntegra Life SciencesSenior Product Manager
Bryn TolchinskyEli LillySenior Scientist