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<h3red>Biotechnology Program and Abraham Lincoln High School</h3red> <p> | <h3red>Biotechnology Program and Abraham Lincoln High School</h3red> <p> | ||
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| - | The ALHS Biotechnology is a two year pathway <p> | + | The ALHS Biotechnology Program is a two year pathway developed by George Cachianes and co-taught by Julie Reis: <span class="classoranget"><a href="http://www.lincolnhigh.net/academy/biotech/overview">Lincoln High Biotech Webpage </a><span> |
| - | First Year: Introduction to biotechnology, DNA cloning, and the industry and career opportunities <p> | + | <p> </regulartext> |
| - | Second Year: Students study and perform several lab protocols including running polyacrylamide and agarose gels, western blots, DNA minipreps, column chromatography, etc. <p> | + | <regulartext> |
| + | First Year: Introduction to biotechnology, DNA cloning, and the industry and career opportunities <p><regulartext> | ||
| + | Second Year: Students study and perform several lab protocols including running polyacrylamide and agarose gels, western blots, DNA minipreps, column chromatography, etc. <p><regulartext> | ||
The UCSF iGEM team is chosen from students that have completed this 2 year class.</regulartext></p> | The UCSF iGEM team is chosen from students that have completed this 2 year class.</regulartext></p> | ||
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<h3red>Motivation for the UCSF iGEM 2011 Project</h3red> <p> | <h3red>Motivation for the UCSF iGEM 2011 Project</h3red> <p> | ||
| - | <regulartext>Our inspiration began from articles we read during our first meeting at Abraham Lincoln High School: | + | <regulartext>Our inspiration began from articles we read during our first meeting at Abraham Lincoln High School: <p> |
<span class="classoranget"><a href="http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-05/green-styrofoam">Invention Awards: Eco-Friendly Insulation Made From Mushrooms </a><span> | <span class="classoranget"><a href="http://www.popsci.com/environment/article/2009-05/green-styrofoam">Invention Awards: Eco-Friendly Insulation Made From Mushrooms </a><span> | ||
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| - | After reading these articles we began a 2-week bootcamp to learn more about molecular biology techniques and the life cycle and growth of <i>S. cerevisiae</i>, the model organism we would use for our studies. The bootcamp culminated with a Team Challenge to determine the exact project we would pursue for the summer. <p></regulartext> | + | After reading these articles we began a 2-week bootcamp to learn more about molecular biology techniques and the life cycle and growth of <i>S. cerevisiae</i>, the model organism we would use for our studies. The bootcamp culminated with a Team Challenge to determine the exact project we would pursue for the summer. <p><regulartext> Photographs from our exciting Team Challenge and the presentations we made to the UCSF community afterwards can be viewed below. <p></regulartext> |
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Invention Awards: Eco-Friendly Insulation Made From Mushrooms
