Biotech: The Next Level Solano Biotech Consortium

Develop and implement a high quality, industry-validated CTE Program of Study in Biotechnology Research and Development Develop and test an end-of-course assessment in the pathway with industry certification Tech Prep Demonstration Site Grant

Biotech Consortium CTE Biotech Programs in Solano County – Rodriguez High School - Fairfield – Benicia High School - Benicia – Hogan High School – Vallejo Industry Partners – Bio-Rad- Roche- Novartis – Novozyme- Genentech- OCIH Postsecondary Partners – Solano Community College – UC Davis

Biotech Program of Study High School Courses – 10 th -12 th Grades – Biotechnology 1, Biotechnology 2 – Biotechnology 1, Industrial Biotechnology – Biotech 1 or 2 Articulated with SCC Biotech 160 Junior College Courses – One or Two-Year Certificate Programs Upper Division Courses – Multiple Pathways within the Science and Business Majors

Program Overview – Biotech Industry – Soft Skills & Lab Sense – General Lab Skills – DNA – Proteins Common Goals & Objectives

Biotech Industry – Biotech as Scientific Research  Central Dogma – Biotech as Business – Company Research – Bioethics Common Goals & Objectives

Soft Skills and Lab Sense – Communication Skills – Record Keeping – Attendance and Punctuality – Leadership – Team Collaboration – Independent Work – Accountability – Career Search – Resumes and Interviewing Skills Common Goals & Objectives

General Lab Skills – Lab Safety – Legal Scientific Lab Notebook – Decode and Execute an SOP – Sterile Technique – Volume and Mass Measuring – Solution Preparation – Spectrophotometry – Data Analysis with Excel  Standard Curves  Data Tables/Calculations

Working with DNA –Extract and Identification –Separate/Visualize  Gel Electrophoresis –Analyze/Quantify  Restriction Digest o RFLP  Mini Prep –Amplify/Clone  Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Common Goals & Objectives

Working with Products From Ethnobotany to Big Pharma ( Discovery of New Medicines and getting them to Market ) – Identifying Bioactive Compounds – Growing Bacterial Cultures – Purification of Product  Chromatography  Product Pipeline  Clinical Tests and FDA Common Goals & Objectives

Working with Proteins – Bacterial Transformation – Protein Expression – Protein Analysis  Electrophoresis  Spectrophotometry

End of Course Assessment STEPS: Articulated/Common Questions with SCC Articulated/Common Lab Skills with SCC Collect Data – 2010 Establish Baseline Developing A Rubric To Assess For An Industry Certificate – 2011 Compare 2011 Data Using Rubric GOAL: Improve Program Based On Results

HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) – Using a Student Organization to Reinforce Leadership and Team Building Skills – State and National Competitions and Conferences – Meets Carl Perkins Grant Requirements for a Student Organization

Model Curriculum Common: – Units – Lesson Plan – Lab Skills – Assessment rubrics Posted to CTE Online –

Our Challenges Funding – Start Up Funds – Annual Funds Grants, Perkins Funds, PTSO, Site Improvement Programs, Donations – Money and Equipment – Bio-Link – Roche Ongoing Preparation Time Field Trips Guest Speakers

Internships Virtual Internships Online Research Data Analysis Bioinformatics Related industries Forest Service Humane Society Waste water treatment plants Medical device companies Small R&D companies Biotech suppliers University Summer Programs

Resources Ellyn Daugherty ( Kirk Brown ( Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium ( – East Bay Biotechnology Education Program ( – Santa Clara County Biotechnology Education Partnership (www. science.sjsu.edu/SCCBEP)

More Resources Bio-Link ( BioTech SYSTEM ( Lawrence Livermore Lab (

Questions? Rodriguez High School – – Benicia High School – Hogan High School –