MADISON, Wis. — Madison Area Technical College students have become the first in the nation to get hands-on training with human embryonic stem cells.
MATC got the stem cells from WiCell, a nonprofit research institute, to advance stem cell science, through an agreement with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
“We’re doing what MATC does best, which is providing people for the workforce,” says Dr. Lisa Seidman, a MATC biotechnology instructor.
Seidman helped negotiate the deal that will allow biotechnology students to work with human embryonic stem cells and create a workforce for the Madison area’s growing biotechnology industry.