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大规模的基础设施转型，转向技术驱动和知识型产业。STEM领域和生物科学领域的国家和地方就业增长预测突显了对从高素质技术人员到高级研究科学家的熟练劳动力的日益增长的需求。德尔加多社区学院（DCC）的科学和数学系教授发起了一项新的科学实验室技术（SLT）计划，该计划以生物技术为重点，以支持对生物科学领域高素质技术人员的需求。该项目旨在进一步加强SLT计划。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)开发生物技术研讨会，邀请来自行业和当地机构的教师发言，(3)扩大夏季STEM挑战活动，以支持iGEM团队活动。此外，还将努力招募和留住在SLT项目中代表性不足的学生。项目成果将通过ATE中心、BioLink和ATE Central发布。

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.