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Careers in Biotechnology: A Counselor's Guide to the Best Jobs in the United States was developed from a partnership between California Community Colleges and Bio-Link. The guide "is a quick information source for counselors, instructors and any other person interested in a biotechnology career."...

This lab sequence guides students through the process of converting plant-based fuel sources (biomass) first into sugars then ethanol. "As biomass samples are pretreated, enzymatically digested, and fermented, students use glucose meters and ethanol probes to measure the key products of this...

In this video by Bio-Link, Dianna Carreno is interviewed at the Community College of San Francisco's (CCSF) 15th BioSymposium. "Daniel Michael, of Bio-Link, interviews Diana Carreno of Nektar Therapeutics around her experience as a student and intern of CCSF Bridge to Biosciences program." This...

This webinar, published by InnovATEBIO, features two talks: one on building an advanced therapy technician workforce in Southeastern Philadelphia from Margaret Bryans, and another, from Kristy Shuda, on developments to the Biomedical Technician Training program developed by the Wistar Institute. The...

This lab activity from the Biotechnology Alliance for Suncoast Biology Educators (BASBE) explores parts of cells and cell types and covers the proper techniques used to create good scientific illustrations. The lesson includes background information on scientific drawing and basic cell structure,...

Module Description: This learning module from the Support Center for Microsystems Education introduces students to the different types of cells, aspects of cell growth, and the types of organelles found within cells. The material focuses on cells in relation to bioMEMS (bio- microelectromechanical...

This site, from the Office of Health and Safety at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides information on biosafety. The site includes links to biosafety guidelines, Publications and Forms, Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, and more. 

The North Carolina Community College System BioNetwork's interactive eLearning tools (IETs) are reusable chunks of training that can be deployed in a variety of courses or training programs. IETs are designed to enhance, not replace hands-on training. Learners are able to enter a hands-on lab...

In this video provided by Bio-Link, Debbie Hawks, science teacher at Blair I.B. High School in Pasadena, California talks about the challenges in starting a high school biotech program. Finding laboratory equipment for the biotech program has been one of the biggest challenges for Hawks. Connections...

The Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2) has created this laboratory manual for using recombinant cells to make proteins-of-interests.  This manual focuses on tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA) secreting Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells.  The accompanying zip file contains the...