Biotechnology Programs at UH

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Biotechnology Programs at UH
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Mission

• Education
• Training
• Outreach

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Biotechnology Major

• 4- year interdisciplinary major leading to a B.
  S. degree
• Collaboration with College of Natural Science and
  Math and College of Technology
• Complete 123 -125 credit hours.

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Biotechnology Major

• Prepare students for graduate school or entry
  into a research laboratory
• Prepare students for careers in biotech industry
• Minor- bioinformatics, bioprocessing, genomics

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Biotechnology Courses

• BTEC 2320 Biotech. Regulatory Env.
• BTEC 2321 CGMPs
• BTEC 2100 Instrumentation Measurement
• BTEC 3401 Prin. Geno/Proteo/Bioinformatics
• BTEC 3320 Intro. QC/QA
• BTEC 4100 Principles of Bioprocessing lab
• BTEC 4301 Principles of Bioprocessing
• BTEC 4300 Bioinformatics
• BTEC 4350 Capstone Experience

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Laboratory Curriculum

• BTEC 3100
• Students will gain hands on experience with gel
  electrophoresis, southern blot, DNA sequencing. A
  survey of PCR application will also be conducted
  that will include amplification of plasmid and
  genomic templates.
• BTEC 4100
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• The laboratory exercises will focus on
  biomanufacturing processes that demonstrate 1.
  Upstream processing 2.  Downstream processing
• Students will also gain knowledge of
  manufacturing, quality control, quality assurance
  (QC/QA) and CGMPs

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Laboratory Curriculum

• Project Based
• soil bacterium Pseudomonas dimutins
• Plasmid encoded gene responsible for degradation
  of organophosphorous compounds (OP)
• OP gene identified, cloned, expressed and the
  upstream and downstream processes of protein
  production characterized.
• Applications in nanobiotechnolgy

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Environmental Sampling and Enumeration
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Remediation of OP Pesticides
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Remediation of OP Pesticides ( Contd)
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Biomanufacturing and Nanotechnology
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Biomanufacturing and Nanotechnology (Contd)
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Biomanufacturing and Nanotechnology (Contd)
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Projected Time Line

• August, 2006- Initiate Industry Advisory
  Committee
• Fall Semester 2006- Initiate Academic Advisory
  Committee
• Fall Semester 2006- Program Approval by CoT
  Undergraduate Committee
• Spring 2007- Program Approval by University
  Undergraduate Committee
• Spring 2007- Program Approval by University
  Provost
• Spring 2007- Program Approval By THECB
• Fall 2007- Begin Academic Program

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Short Courses

• Incumbent Biotech Workers
• Collaboration with Industry Partners
• Linkage between education and industry to
  communicate ongoing changes

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Bridges to the Future- Initiating a Comprehensive
Biotechnology Program at the University of Houston
Texas Workforce Commission RFP 06 -04 Meeting
Industries Critical Needs Funds 1M for two
years
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Bridges to the Future- Initiating a Comprehensive
Biotechnology Program at the University of Houston
Rupa Iyer, Ph.D. Principal
Investigator Chris Baca Sr. Executive
Director CLiST Heidar Malki, Ph. D. Ass.
Dean for Research Miguel Ramos, Ph. D Dir. Of
Assessment and Accr.
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Bridges to the Future- Initiating a Comprehensive
Biotechnology Program at the University of
Houston Collaborators
Melinda Wales, Ph. D. Reactive surfaces,
Texas A M Alexandr Simonian, Ph. D. Auburn
University Peter Clarke, Ph. D. V. P Prod.
Tech. Introgen Therapeutics Steve Pondell,
M.B. A Direc. Of Manufact. Encysive
Pharmaceuticals Pete Linkins, Ph. D
ASSETT ( outreach)
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Support Letters

• Reactive Surfaces
• Encysive Pharmaceuticals
• Introgen Therapeutics, Inc.
• Identigene, Inc.
• Houston Independent School District
• Alvin Independent School District
• Pearland Independent School District
• College of Technology
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Texas Heart Institute
• UTMB at Galveston

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Support Letters

• Shoreline Community College, Washington State
• ATT
• Galveston College
• Texas AM U, IBT
• ASSETT
• Bronco Technology, Inc.
• Kingwood College
• Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority
  Participation
• On Assignment
• Houston Technology Center
• AlphaDev, LLC

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