BABECs Models for Biotech Education

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BABECs Models for Biotech Education It Takes a
Community
Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium
Katy Korsmeyer, Ph.D. kuokaty_at_scientist.com
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• BABEC
• is a COLLABORATIVE nonprofit
• that empowers teachers
• to implement
• biotechnology education
• through shared resources.

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6 Bay Area Counties plus Start-ups
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• BABEC
• Our mission is to work together through
  biotechnology to inspire, educate, and prepare
  students and teachers for the future.

Inspire Students. Support Educators. Prepare for
the Future.
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Who we are
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Who we are
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BABEC excites students and teachers about science
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Goals

• Inspire, educate and motivate teachers

• Excite and inform students on current science

• Develop bioethical decision-making skills

• Promote use of high tech curricula

• Provide equipment, reagents and supplies

• Provide technical support

• Expand public education opportunities

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Major Services

• Teacher professional development and training

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Major Services

• Teacher professional development and training

• High tech curriculum development

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Major Services

• Teacher professional development and training

• High tech curriculum development

• Mobile kits of equipment and materials

• On-call support, in-class support and mentoring

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Mobile Kits
SCCBEPs 13 mobile kits of equipment and
materials support laboratory investigations in

• DNA Spooling
• DNA Fingerprinting Simulations
• Bacterial Transformations w/ GFP, RFP, rainbow
  proteins
• Protein purification
• 6 PCR labs (Alu, Lambda, Opt, D1S80, GMO, mtDNA)
• Natural Products Drug Discovery
• Diabetes Technology
• Forensic Science
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Student projects, Science Fairs

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A Model System of Support
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Major Services

• Teacher professional development and training

• High tech curriculum development

• Mobile kits of equipment and materials

• On-call support, in-class support and mentoring

• Summer internships and company tours

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Why is Johnson Johnson Involved?

• We are responsible
• to the communities
• in which we live and work.
• - Excerpt from the Johnson Johnson Credo

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Major Services

• Teacher professional development and training

• High tech curriculum development

• Mobile kits of equipment and materials

• On-call support, in-class support and mentoring

• Summer internships and company tours

• Facilitate equipment and supply donations

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Major Services

• Teacher professional development and training

• High tech curriculum development

• Mobile kits of equipment and materials

• On-call support, in-class support and mentoring

• Summer internships and company tours

• Facilitate equipment and supply donations

• Host community-wide public education events

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Why? Affects All Our Futures!

• Affordable and efficient !
• Started here, grow here, keep the best here
• Inspire future employees for industry pipeline
• Create scientifically literate consumers
• Engender strong public support
• Educate analytical voters
• Support rational bioethical scientific awareness

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Enable All Our Futuresthrough Education
Leads
Require
Discovery
Education
Drives
Enable
Technology
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Go forward, modify, and amplify!Pat Seawell -
BABEC, Gene Connection
So much biotech, not enough time! Ellyn
Daugherty - 2004 Biotechnology Teacher of the Year
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How to Partner With Us!

• Curricula - Develop and implement labs to reflect
  industry
• Equipment
• Reagents
• Technical Advice
• Advisory Committee
• Professional Development
• Workshops
• Stipends
• In-class support
• Internships, Tours, Job Shadow
• Conference
• Planning, coordination, host site, sponsors,
  reception
• Presenters, speakers
• Stipends
• Public forums

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Education Partners
Moss Landing Marine Labs NCBC (Cal-ABC) San
Joaquin Biotech Center at Gavilan College San
José State U San Francisco State U San Mateo
COE Santa Clara COE Santa Clara
University SETI Sonoma State U Stanford U The
Tech Museum UC Davis UCLA IMMEX UC Monterey
Bay UCSF Wolbachia Project (Woods Hole)

• Access Excellence
• AWIS
• BioBridge (UCSD)
• Bio-Link
• Cañada College
• City College of SF
• College of Marin
• College of San Mateo
• CSU East Bay
• Dolan DNALC
• Edward Teller Education Center
• Exploratorium
• Foothill College
• IISME
• Livermore Natl Labs
• Marin COE

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Industry/Foundation Partners

• The Korsmeyer Family
• LifeScan
• Johnson Johnson
• New England BioLabs
• Oracle
• Peninsula Community Foundation
• Qiagen
• Roche Palo Alto
• Scios
• SJSU Chemistry
• Sugen
• Ventis
• VWR
• Wells Fargo
• Xenoport
• The Ebersman Family
• The Seawell Family

• Affymetrix
• Agilent
• Alza
• Amersham
• Amgen
• Applera
• Applied Biosystems
• BABEC Board of Directors
• Bio-Rad
• The Buck Foundation
• Cooley Godward
• DiaDexus
• DNAX
• EK Scientific
• The Fitzpatrick Foundation
• Fotodyne, Inc.
• Genentech Foundation

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Summary

• We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consortium of
  locally based education outreach partnerships
  throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
• We support hands-on biotechnology education in
  public and private schools from grades 7-14.
• We recognize that biotechnology is important for
  our collective social and economic livelihood.
• We invest in teachers to exponentially reach more
  students!
• Join us!
• Inspire Students. Support Educators. Prepare
  for the Future.

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