Delgado Community College Biotechnology/Synthetic Biology Initiative and Biotechnology Incubator

自卡特里娜飓风以来，新奥尔良地区经历了向技术驱动型和知识型产业的大规模基础设施转型。国家和地方对STEM领域和生物科学领域就业的增长预测突出表明，从高素质的技术人员到高级研究科学家，对熟练劳动力的需求日益增加。德尔加多社区学院(DCC)科学和数学系启动了一项新的科学实验室技术(SLT)计划，重点是生物技术，以支持对高素质生物科学技术人员的需求。该项目旨在进一步加强SLT计划。DCC教职员工将：(1)与联合生物能源研究所(JBEI)合作开发生物燃料专题课程；(2)开发生物技术座谈会，由来自行业的演讲者以及当地机构的教职员工参加；以及(3)扩大夏季STEM挑战活动，以支持iGEM团队活动。还将努力在SLT方案中招收和留住代表性不足的学生。项目成果将通过ATE中心、Biolink和ATE Central传播。

Since hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans regional area has undergone a massive infrastructure transformation towards technology-driven and knowledge-based industries. National and local growth predictions for employment in the STEM fields and biosciences highlight an increasing need for a skilled workforce ranging from highly qualified technicians to senior research scientists. The Division of Science and Mathematics faculty at Delgado Community College (DCC) have initiated a new Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) Program with a concentration in Biotechnology to support the need for highly qualified technicians in the biosciences. This project aims to further enhance the SLT program. DCC faculty will: (1) develop a biofuels special topics course working in partnership with the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), (2) develop a Biotechnology Colloquium featuring speakers from industry as well as faculty from local institutions, and (3) expand the Summer STEM Challenges activities to support iGEM team activities. Efforts will also be initiated to recruit and retain underrepresented students in the SLT program. Project outcomes will be disseminated via the ATE Center, BioLink, and ATE Central.