Launch Your Career in Biotech: From Classroom to Career

Prepare high school students with industry-recognized certifications, hands-on lab experience, and career-ready skills in biotechnology.

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Why choose Biotech Bootcamp?

Hands-On Lab Skills: Build expertise in cutting-edge techniques used in biotech labs.
Industry Certifications: Earn certifications to kickstart your STEM career.
Career Readiness: Bridge the gap between learning and real-world biotech jobs.
Project-Based Learning: Work on real-world biotech challenges.
Expert Mentors: Learn from industry professionals and experienced educators.

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Marketable Skills Developed in a Project-based Learning Environment

Get prepared for earning micro-credentials leading to internships, community college certification or even University courses.

Aseptic Technique

Develops skills for safely handling sterile solutions and cultures at the bench. Credential earners can:

Prepare a sterile workspace.
Use lab instruments like inoculating loops and pipets correctly.
Transfer bacterial colonies and sterile solutions without contamination.

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Documentation and SOP

Able to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and keep records accurately. Credential earners demonstrate their ability to:

Communicate key information from an SOP.
Identify documentation errors and ensure alignment with good documentation practices.
Accurately prepare and record a batch record for a lab process.

Numeracy Skills

Teaches laboratory math skills, including estimation, unit conversions, and accurate recording. Credential earners can:

Estimate and evaluate numerical results for accuracy.
Convert units within the metric system.
Perform calculations essential to lab work, such as volumes and concentrations.

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Small Volume Metrology

Precise measurement of liquid volumes from 1 µL to 25 mL. Credential earners demonstrate:

Selection and use of appropriate pipettes and tips.
Safe disposal of materials and adherence to PPE requirements.

Light Microscopy

Mastery of light microscopy for specimen identification and equipment handling. Credential earners demonstrate:

Identification of specimens under magnifications from 4x to 100x.
Safe operation of microscopes, including slide preparation and focus adjustments.

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Lab Safety: Clean-Up

Ensures competency in cleaning up hazardous spills and debris in a laboratory environment. Credential earners demonstrate:

Proper containment and disposal techniques.
Use of appropriate PPE for handling spills.
Adherence to safety protocols throughout the cleanup process.

Preparation of Solutions

Develops skills for preparing laboratory solutions accurately. Credential earners demonstrate:

Selection of appropriate tools and materials.
Accurate execution of calculations and measurements.
Compliance with SOPs for solution preparation.

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A purple and black round badge displaying a centrifuge, representing proficiency in operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting common laboratory equipment.

Instrumentation

Proficiency in using, maintaining, and troubleshooting common laboratory equipment.

Equipment Proficiency

Students learn to operate a range of common lab equipment from balances and pH meters to large specialized instruments for advanced processes.

Microcentrifuge

Centrifuge small samples at high speed.

Microscope

Visualize and focus samples

Fraction collector

Used to automatically collect fractions from FPLC

Microcentrifuge

Centrifuge small samples at high speed.

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Curriculum Overview:

Learn to Prepare a Real Drug Target for Therapeutic Discovery

Through hands-on training, students will engage in the end-to-end process of purifying a real drug target. This hands-on experience not only develops critical biotech skills but also provides an introduction to drug discovery and the journey from bench to bedside, where therapeutics are developed and delivered to patients.

Process
Learned

Skills
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Real-World
Application

Transformation

Transform bacterial by introducing plasmid DNA and plate for colony growth.

Water bath,

Incubator, Shaker

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Bacterial Colony Growth on Agar Plate – A close-up image of a petri dish with bacterial colonies, representing the foundational step for producing recombinant proteins in therapeutic discovery.

Foundational step for producing recombinant proteins for therapeutic discovery.

Bacterial Growth at Scale

Prepare sterile media and monitor bacterial growth for industrial scale protein production.

Nano-drop Spectrophotometer

Bacterial Growth in Bioreactor – A laboratory technician handling bacterial cultures in a controlled environment, symbolizing the optimization of bacterial growth for industrial-scale protein production and therapeutic studies.

Optimizing bacterial growth for industrial-scale protein production and therapeutic studies.

Plasmid Isolation

Mini-preparation of bacteria to isolate plasmid DNA, assess purity, and quantify concentration.

Microcentrifuge

Plasmid Purification Setup – A high-quality microcentrifuge tube and reagents used in plasmid purification, showcasing the process of producing high-quality plasmid DNA for genetic engineering and therapeutic discovery.

Producing high-quality plasmid DNA for transformation, genetic engineering and therapeutic discovery.

Large-Scale Bacteria Processing

Harvest bacteria and lyse - break them open to extract proteins

Ultra-centrifuge, balance, scale, pH meter, sonicator

Ultracentrifuge in Operation – A laboratory centrifuge actively spinning samples, representing the efficient recovery of target proteins for downstream purification and analysis.

Efficient recovery of target proteins for downstream purification and analysis.

Protein Isolation

Nickel Affinity Chromatography to isolate the protein.

Nanodrop Spectrophotometer

Separation of drug targets for further structural and functional analysis.

Protein Purification

Operate an FPLC to separate proteins by size.

Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography

$Protein Purification in Laboratory Fraction Collector – A laboratory fraction collector in operation, illustrating the process of producing highly purified proteins for therapeutic studies and clinical-grade products.$