About Dr. Tubon

Dr. Thomas Tubon is an established scientist and professor in the Biotechnology Department at Madison College and is an honorary research fellow at UW Madison. He teaches program courses in the Applied Associates Degree in Biotechnology, Post-Baccalaureate Certificates in Biotechnology, and Human Stem Cell Technologies. He currently serves as the Principal Investigator and Director for the National Science Foundation – Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) initiative to create a National Coordination Network for Cell and Tissue Manufacturing. He holds appointments as a CoPI for the NSF ATE InnovATEBIO National Center for Biotechnology Education, and with the NSF National Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS), which is focused on supporting broader impacts. Dr. Tubon oversees development of community college technical bioscience workforce and strategic implementation for local, regional, and national-level program scale-up.  In this role, he has facilitated the creation of a broad network of industry, community, and academic stakeholders through outreach and education initiatives empowering career pathways in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Prior to joining the Biotechnology Department at Madison College in 2008, Dr. Tubon held a position at the University of Madison, Wisconsin in the Department of Medical Genetics as an NIH-awarded research fellow.

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.