Wednesday, July 31

Biotech Blastoff! - Modernize Your Life Sciences

Get ready to blast off into the future of life sciences with Biotech Blastoff! - Modernize Your Life Sciences event

By Aaron Kallas

Date and time

Wednesday, July 31 · 8am - 4pm CDT

Location

Junction City High School

Junction City Junction City, KS

Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Arrival and Introductions

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Discussion on purpose, curricular fit, essential skills, lab suggestions

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Lab 1: Bacterial Transformation – pGLO Lab

Introduction to bacterial transformation, plasmids, and cell structure micro pipetting basics, aseptic techniques, cell culturing, protein expression

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Lab 2: Electrophoresis – Opioid Dependency Lab

Introduction to electrophoresis Loading, running, and analyzing agarose gels Tips, tricks, and suggestions for other electrophoresis labs

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch - On Your Own

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lab 3: ELISA – Giant Panda Problem Lab

Introduction to ELISA assays, antibodies and antigens Perform an ELISA

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Lab 4: Protein Quantitation – Bradford Assay (Got Protein?)

Introduction to protein quantitation Serial dilutions and standard curves

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Conversation: Scaffolding for Success – Building biotech at your school and na

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Results analysis, Questions and Answer

About this event

8 hours

Biotech Blastoff! - Modernize Your Life Sciences

Welcome to the Biotech Blastoff event where we will explore the latest advancements in life sciences! Join us at Junction City High School for a day filled with exciting presentations, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities. This event is perfect for teachers looking to stay up-to-date with the rapidly evolving field of biotechnology. Don't miss out on this chance to modernize your knowledge and skills in the life sciences!

Organized by

Aaron Kallas