Past Events

Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - Vaccine basics

Fri, Jun 5 2020
An antigen presenting cell presents a peptide antigen to a T cell

This Friday, we will have a guest speaker from the University of Washington, Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, share basic concepts around vaccines. This lecture will help us prepare for a later discussion when we dive into vaccines against COVID-19 in greater detail.

Speaker : Dr. David Koelle , Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, University of Washington.
Dr. Koelle studies virology and immunology, along with viral oncogenesis, tumor immunotherapy, practical vaccinology issues such as adjuvants and delivery systems ... Read more

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Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - DNA barcoding in a regulated environment

Fri, May 29 2020
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DNA barcoding is a popular technique for undergraduate research projects. In this webinar, Dr. Linnea Fletcher will describe how this technique can be adapted for use in biotechnology education programs by incorporating principles of working in a regulated environment such as GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices).

The Austin Community College (ACC) Biotechnology program introduces students to the 5 P’s of GMP [people, premises, processes, products and procedures (paperwork)] while they're using DNA barcoding to identify samples. Combining GMPs with DNA barcoding makes learning cGMPs ... Read more

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Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - Developing Antibodies and Vaccines to COVID-19

Fri, May 22 2020

In this webinar, we will introduce basic concepts in immunology and demonstrate how to use the Immune Epitope Database to investigate immunity to COVID-19 and gain insights into key requirements for developing antibodies and vaccines to COVID-19. We will also present an activity that students can use for a research project and investigate immunity to whatever they choose.

Speaker : Dr. Sandra Porter, Shoreline Community College, Digital World Biology, and InnovATE BIO .

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Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - Antibody tests for COVID-19

Fri, May 15 2020
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Performing assays and testing samples is fundamental to all biotechnology workplaces, from basic research laboratories to large-scale production facilities. With the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnostic assays have entered the limelight. Last week, we discussed the use of molecular diagnostics to identify the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. This week, we will talk about testing for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 proteins. The presence of anti-SARS-COV-2 antibodies tells us if a person has been infected.

In this webinar, we will introduce basic assay principles so that you and your ... Read more

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Webinar: BABEC's model for sustainability - BioSCOPE

Sat, May 9 2020
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The Bay Area Bioscience Education Community is a non-profit organization that has been working with community college and high school teacher partners in the San Francisco Bay area since 1996. In this talk, representatives from BABEC will describe their model for making biotech lab resources sustainable.

To access the webinar, join the InnovATEBIO High School Mentor Facebook group .

Once you join the group, click the Events link to locate a Zoom link for this event. Read more

Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - Quantitative RT PCR assays and SARS-CoV-2

Fri, May 8 2020
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This Friday, we will discuss the design and use of molecular diagnostic tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2, specifically, quantitative RT-PCR. This test uses Reverse transcriptase to make a copy of the novel coronavirus RNA, and fluorescent probes to measure the amount of viral RNA in a sample.

Dr. Meei-Li Huang from the Virology division at the University of Washington will join us. Dr. Huang is part of a group that has been working on the front lines since late February to evaluate quantitative PCR assays and test people for COVID-19.

We will also talk ... Read more

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Cancer Biology Workshop--CANCELLED

Fri, May 8 2020 to Sat, May 9 2020
Professional Development for Teachers at Shoreline Community College: Cancer Biology Kit Workshop

This workshop will be held Friday, May 8 (4pm - 9pm) and Saturday, May 9 (9am - 4:30pm) and will be open to up to 24 teachers. The Cancer Biology: Diagnostics and Treatments curriculum provides a foundation in cancer biology using a hypothetical case study of breast cancer patients to explore how Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISAs), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), genetic testing (bioinformatics), and ... Read more

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Webinar: Preparing NSF ATE Proposal Forms

Thu, May 7 2020

Tips and Tricks: Step by Step NSF ATE Proposal Forms Preparation

This webinar focuses on the various forms associated with NSF ATE grant proposals. Forms can make up 2/3 of a final proposal submission and impact the quality and accuracy of a proposal.

The webinar will cover:

the purpose of various forms associated with NSF ATE proposals what data to enter into each form associated with NSF ATE proposal the importance of providing consistent information on forms and other components of a proposal common errors that can be avoided ... Read more
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Webinar: BABEC's model for creating teacher-vetted resources

Sat, May 2 2020
Logo for Bay Area Bioscience Education Community

The Bay Area Bioscience Education Community is a non-profit organization that has been working with community college and high school teacher partners in the San Francisco Bay area since 1996. In this talk, representatives from BABEC will describe their process for creating and disseminating teacher-vetted curriculum.

To access the webinar, join the InnovATEBIO High School Mentor Facebook group .

Once you join the group, click the Events link to locate a Zoom link for this event. Read more

Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - Examples and Sharing

Fri, May 1 2020
We will thrive

We've been working in this crazy situation for a few weeks now and it's time in this fifth webinar to check in and see how everyone is doing, learn about the ways you've risen to the challenge, and see how InnovATE BIO can help.

This Friday, in the first part of our session, Dr. Daiyuan (Daisy) Zhang from Del Mar College will tell us how about a strategy she devised for having her students prepare for doing research with SARS-CoV-2.

In the second part, we would like to hear from you and learn what you've been doing to adapt.

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