CITYLAB--BIOTECHNOLOGY LEARNING LABORATORY

CITYLAB--生物技术学习实验室

• 批准号: 3452391
• 负责人: CARL FRANZBLAU
• 金额: $ 17.23万
• 依托单位: BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-09-30 至 1994-09-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3452391
• 关键词: biochemistry; biomedical facility; biotechnology; cell biology; education; immunology; microbiology; molecular biology; secondary schools; teaching

DESCRIPTIONS: (Adapted from applicant's abstract). Biotechnology Learning Laboratory (henceforth designated CityLab) will provide educational experiences in biotechnology and related sciences for high school students including disadvantaged students in the Boston area. It is well documented that today's high school students often lack the resources necessary for hands-on science, particularly science applicable to the changing modern world. At the same time, the growing biomedical industry, particularly in Massachusetts, needs more qualified laboratory personnel to stay competitive. CityLab will encompass a partnership of scientists, educators, community industrial and economic development organizations to develop, design and implement an innovative high school learning laboratory at Boston University School of Medicine. This will serve as a "central facility" for several greater Boston communities. The applicants plan to modify a recently built laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment and hire a full-time high school teacher and a full-time laboratory technician to provide laboratory facilities on a daily basis for Boston-area students who will be recruited with their teacher to the lab. The laboratory exercises will be drawn from the disciplines of biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. By raising the level of student and teacher awareness, the applicants hope to stimulate recruitment, preparedness, and ultimately enrollment of the students into the biomedical science at the college level. A mix of suburban and inner city schools will be targeted in the program. This will provide disadvantaged students an opportunity to experience a state-of-the-art laboratory. Faculty from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston University School of Education (BUSE), with the assistance from the BUSE consortia as liaisons to the high schools, will ensure that the students are introduced to those skills necessary to pursue a future in the biomedical sciences especially basic math and science skills. Dr. Franzblau and his associates are optimistic that CityLab will succeed in these objectives because of (1) the teacher networks already in place at their institutions, (2) the commitment of the participants including Boston University School of Medicine, its School of Education, the local Boston school system and the Biotechnology industry, (3) the available resources at Boston University, and (4) the critical needs of the community.

描述：（改编自申请人的摘要）。 生物技术学习 实验室（以下称为 CityLab）将提供教育 高中生生物技术和相关科学的经验 包括波士顿地区的弱势学生。 这是有据可查的 今天的高中生常常缺乏必要的资源 实践科学，特别是适用于不断变化的现代的科学 世界。 与此同时，生物医药产业不断发展，特别是在 马萨诸塞州需要更多合格的实验室人员留下来 竞争的。 CityLab 将包含科学家的合作伙伴关系， 教育工作者、社区工业和经济发展组织 开发、设计和实施创新的高中学习实验室 在波士顿大学医学院。 这将作为“中央 设施”为几个大波士顿社区。申请人计划 用最先进的设备改造最近建成的实验室并雇用 一名专职高中教师和一名专职实验室技术员 每天为波士顿地区的学生提供实验室设施 将与他们的老师一起被招募到实验室。 实验室练习 将来自生物化学、细胞和分子学科 生物学、免疫学和微生物学。 通过提高学生的水平和 教师意识，申请人希望刺激招聘， 准备工作，并最终让学生注册进入生物医学专业 大学水平的科学。 郊区和内城区学校的混合体 将成为该计划的目标。 这将为弱势学生提供 有机会体验最先进的实验室。 教师来自 波士顿大学医学院 (BUSM)、波士顿大学医学院 教育 (BUSE)，在 BUSE 联盟作为联络人的协助下 到高中，将确保向学生介绍这些 尤其是在生物医学科学领域追求未来所需的技能 基本的数学和科学技能。 Franzblau 博士和他的同事们 CityLab 乐观地认为 CityLab 将成功实现这些目标，因为 (1) 其机构已建立教师网络，(2) 承诺 包括波士顿大学医学院在内的参与者 教育学院、波士顿当地学校系统和生物技术学院 行业，(3) 波士顿大学的可用资源，以及 (4) 社区的关键需求。