Delgado Community College Biotechnology/Synthetic Biology Initiative and Biotechnology Incubator

德尔加多社区学院生物技术/合成生物学倡议和生物技术孵化器

• 批准号: 1600736
• 负责人: James Guenther
• 金额: $ 18.49万
• 依托单位: Delgado Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-01 至 2019-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1600736&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Delgado; Community; College; Biotechnology; Synthetic

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.

自卡特里娜飓风以来，新奥尔良地区经历了大规模的基础设施转型，转向技术驱动和知识型产业。国家和地方对STEM领域和生物科学就业的增长预测强调，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）的科学和数学系已经启动了一项新的科学实验室技术（ESTA）计划，专注于生物技术，以支持生物科学对高素质技术人员的需求。该项目旨在进一步加强可持续发展方案。DCC教师将：（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师参加，以及（3）扩大夏季STEM挑战活动，以支持iGEM团队活动。还将开始努力招募和留住在该方案中代表性不足的学生。项目成果将通过ATE中心、BioLink和ATE Central传播。