What do Employees of Biotechnology Companies Do?

Biotechnologists Make Many Contributions...

To Medicine

Create new vaccines, drugs and diagnostic tests

Find gene therapies

Engineer new tissues

To Agriculture

Make Better Crops

Breed Better Animals

To Industry

Process Food

Brew beer & wine

To Law Enforcement

DNA analysis

Analyze evidence

To The Environment

Use microbes to clean oil spills and toxic wastes

Produce fuel from plants

What will I be able to do if I take these classes?

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

• Assist research scientists in the laboratory.
• Perform technical procedures such as cell counting, solution and media preparation, DNA extraction and characterization, electrophoresis, cloning, polymerase chain reaction, ELISA and other immunology techniques, maintenance of cell lines, transfection, fermentation, protein isolation and purification.
• Follow safety protocols
• Apply knowledge of theory and techniques to troubleshoot experiments.
• Analyze and display data using computer technology.