1 / 14

Biotechnology Summer Research Program Jeanne Smith – Olympic High School

Biotechnology Summer Research Program Jeanne Smith – Olympic High School. Olympic High School, Charlotte, NC. Large School divided into 5 smaller , theme-based schools Biotechnology, Health & Public Administration Students involved in program: Rising 9 th – 12 th grade students

blake-chang
Download Presentation

Biotechnology Summer Research Program Jeanne Smith – Olympic High School

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Biotechnology Summer Research ProgramJeanne Smith – Olympic High School

  2. Olympic High School, Charlotte, NC • Large School divided into 5 smaller, theme-based schools • Biotechnology, Health & Public Administration • Students involved in program: Rising 9th– 12th grade students • School Demographics: • 52.8% African American • 17.0 % Hispanic • 15.8% Caucasian • 10.1% Asian • 0.9% American Indian • 3.3% Others • Students participating in the school’s subsidized lunch program: 52%

  3. Biotechnology Summer Research Program • GetBiotechSmart’s Excellence in Biotechnology Grant • Objectives: • To introduce andapply biotechnology scientific concepts to laboratory experiments; • To stimulate student interest in pursuing biotechnology in college and careers; • To involve students in scientific research from sample collecting, laboratory work & computer analysis.

  4. National Science Standards – Unifying Concepts • Students combine processes and scientific knowledge with scientific reasoning and critical thinking to develop their understanding of science. • Life Sciences focuses on scientific facts, principles, theory and models that are important: the cell & molecular basis of heredity • An understanding of science and technology establishes connections between the natural and designed world, linking science and technology. • A personal and social perspective of science helps a student understand and act on personal and social issues.

  5. Summer Research Program • B-3 Program: Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Bioinformatics • Research tied to a regional environmental issue • Partnerships • Content support through State Parks, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and American Chestnut Foundation • Hands-on Experience • Field sampling for students to see the environmental issue • Laboratory experience • Involved Parents • Orientation meeting • Student presentations to families

  6. Our Students – Rising 9th – 12th Grade Students

  7. American Chestnut – Regional Environmental Issue A fungal blight has wiped out a major deciduous tree in Eastern US American Chestnut tree was an important resource in NC: furniture, buildings, animal feed

  8. Field Sampling - Collecting Leaf Samples for Research

  9. Hands-on Laboratory Experience

  10. Hands on Laboratory Experience

  11. Steps to isolate the DNA for PCR & analysis

  12. Partners through the local University & State Park Ranger Kelly Cook, NC State Parks Dr. Jennifer Weller, UNCC Graduate Students Shatavia Morrison Chris Overall

  13. Concluding Presentation to Families

  14. Grant Support Enabled Our Biotech Research • Expands the Summer Research Program • Two Levels of Laboratory Experience • First level: biotechnology skills based program • Second level: biotechnology research focus to compare DNA of American Chestnut tree and Chinese Chestnut tree (blight resistant) • Allows 30 students to participate • Key equipment – • Supplement current equipment with micro-centrifuge, vortex mixers, digital balance, gel documentation • Disposable Supplies to support • Horizontal (agarose) and vertical (acrylamide) gel electrophoresis • Polymerase chain reaction

More Related