Thomas Tubon | Education and Workforce Development Fellow
Thomas Tubon is an Education and Workforce Development Fellow at BioMADE. Prior to his appointment with BioMADE, he served as a Professor in the Biotechnology Program at Madison Area Technical College for 13 years. During this time, he led several National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education initiatives to establish and scale an emerging technology program in Stem Cells and Cell Manufacturing and directed a National Coordination Network in Advanced Manufacturing of Cell and Tissue Products. While at Madison College, Dr. Tubon was responsible for the development of bioscience workforce and strategic implementation of programs for local, regional, and national-level adoption and scale-up. In this role, he has facilitated the creation of a broad network of industry, community, and academic stakeholders designed to foster career pathways in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Dr. Tubon also serves as a mentor with the NSF ATE Mentor Connect and Project Vision Programs.
Dr. Tubon held leadership roles with the NSF ATE InnovATEBIO Center for Biotechnology Education, and the NSF Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) Center with a focus on education, workforce development, and strategic partnerships. Dr. Tubon holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from Stony Brook University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and a BS in Molecular Biology from San Diego State University.