Applications are due on or before: June 15, 2016. Completed applications can be sent to:
Ms. Andrea Suero
Dept. of Biological Sciences
2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York 11235; Email: biotech@kbcc.cuny.edu Phone: 718-368-5502, Fax: 718-368-4873
Video Modal
Attend an eight-day summer program in biotechnology designed for high school teachers
seeking new knowledge and instructional ideas. Receive a $750.00 stipend, a hardcopy
and flash-drive version of the summer workshop's laboratory exercises, and access
to lab supplies and kits that will enrich your home school lab/classroom activities.
Biotechnologists work in fields that fight disease, create new drugs, improve food
production and clean up the environment. In the summer institutes teachers will learn
real-world applications of biotechnology that will interest their students and shape
future career choices. Representatives from industry will also provide the latest
information on cutting edge research trends, job availability and current salaries
in the field.
Kingsborough is located on a 72-acre campus in Manhattan Beach on the southern tip
of Brooklyn. The college serves about 30,000 students each year, offering a wide range
of courses in the liberal arts and sciences, not to mention a private beach where
workshop participants can relax, read, and swim.
SUMMER 2016 BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
WEEK ONE (July 11th to 14th)
Workshop I
Week 1: Gene Transfer and Genomics
Workshop II
Week 1: Gene Cloning and Proteomics
Day 1
Greetings/ Presentations Guest speaker
Lunch
Introduction to Biotechnology Workshop Start bacterial cell culture
Day 1
Introduction
Basic techniques and introduction to PCR
Lunch
DNA amplification
Agarose gel electrophoresis
Day 2
Prepare plates Prepare competent cells
Lunch
Transform bacteria with plasmid DNA Grow transformed bacteria overnight
Day 2
PCR product purification
Restriction enzyme digestion
Lunch
Ligation
Transformation
Day 3
Isolate and quantify plasmid DNA Set-up restriction digestion
Lunch
Prepare agarose gels Separate DNA by Electrophoresis Analyze results
Day 3
Transformation frequencies
Significance of transformation
Lunch
In search of the cancer gene
Day 4
Field Trip
Day 4
Field Trip
SUMMER 2016 BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS
WEEK TWO (July 18th to 21st)
Workshop I
Week 2: Gene Transfer and Genomics
Workshop II
Week 2: Proteomics
Day 5
Isolate genomic DNA - Alu Set up DNA amplification by PCR
Lunch
Prepare agarose gels Separate DNA by Electrophoresis In silico amplification of DNA Analysis of results
Day 5
Introduction to SDS-PAGE
SDS-Gel Electrophoresis with protein markers
Lunch
Staining and destaining
Introduction to Excel and standards graphs
Determination of protein sizes based on standards
Day 6
Detect genetically modified food: Isolate genomic DNA Set up DNA amplification by PCR
Lunch
Prepare agarose gels Separate DNA by Electrophoresis In silico amplification of DNA Analysis of results
Day 6
Introduction to tissue culture
Extraction of proteins from mammalian tissue
SDS-PAGE
Lunch
Staining
Destaining
Immunobloting
Day 7
Human forensics VNTR: Detect genetically modified food Isolate genomic DNA Set up DNA amplification by PCR
Lunch
Prepare agarose gels Separate DNA by Electrophoresis In silico amplification of DNA Analysis of results
NSF # 1205013