Ellyn Daugherty

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How To Start A Biotech Program?

• Ellyn Daugherty
• SM Biotech Career Pathway
• www.SMBiotech.com
• www.emcp.com/biotech
• AEEDaugher_at_aol.com

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Things to Consider

• Industry Targets
• Career Titles
• Target Student Population
• Course or Courses
• Goals/Objectives of Course(s)
• Curriculum
• Setting up a Training Facility
• Other Issues

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Industry Targets

• Pharmaceuticals/Medicine
• Industrial Products
• Bioinstrumentation
• Agriculture

Career Titles

• Biotechnician
• Biomanufacturing Technician
• Quality Control Technician
• Lab Technician

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Target Student Population

• Virtually all students at all levels
• Basic English literacy required
• Some basic math required
• Some computer literacy needed

• Good work ethic
• Attention to detail
• Willingness to learn
• Good interpersonal skills

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Career College Course(s) of Study

• Biotechnician Training Course
• (see handout)
• Standard Lab Operation Procedures
• DNA Analysis/Manipulation
• Protein Analysis/Diagnostics
• Protein Manufacturing

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Potential Employment/Internship Sites

• Corporate/Industry Labs
• Pharmaceuticals RD, Manufacturing, QC
• Industrial RD, Manufacturing, QC
• Instrumentation RD, Manufacturing, QC
• Greenhouses
• Government Funded Agencies/Labs
• US Fish Wildlife
• County/City Forensics
• NIH, Salk, Scripps
• DOE
• State Division of Forestry
• Academic Labs
• University/College Labs
• Medical Schools
• Dental Schools
• Medical Facilities
• Hospitals
• Clinical Labs
• Pharmacies

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Curriculum
Biotechnology Science for the New Millennium
Ellyn Daugherty EMC-Paradigm Publishing

• Text with Encore CD
• Lab Manual
• Instructors Guide for each
• Student Notebook available

www.emcp.com/biotech for preview copy
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Biotechnology Training Facility

• Almost any room can be converted to a lab room
  training facility
• Need lots of table top/counter tops
• Need water/sinks on one wall
• Need gas line (methane) on one wall
• Need a lot of electricity
• Resin top lab table where fire or caustic
  chemicals are used
• Enough room for storage of glass, plastics,
  chemicals, equipment
• Need computers
• Recommend materials/equipment lists

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Other Issues - Authentic Assessment
Evaluation similar to industry

• Proficiency-Based
• Minimum 80 score on all work
• Remediation and tutoring to increase
  proficiencies
• Grading
• 20 Attendance/Promptness
• 20 Record-Keeping
• 20 Participation
• 40 Skills/Skill Quizzes/Oral Exams
• Formal Evaluation every 3 weeks

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Other Issues - The Teacher

• Who will teach Biotech?
• an industry person
• that can function as an instructor and an
  industry liaison

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Want to Know More?

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