The Bioscience team at the Community College of Aurora has created high-quality, state-of-the-art kits that allow high school science teachers to conduct DNA-related experiments with students. Experiments in the kits are: DNA Isolation; Restriction Digest and Gel Electrophoresis; PCR of Human Alu Insertion and Gel Electrophoresis; and Bacterial Transformation.

To equip high school teachers and students with hands-on instruction in molecular biology and information about careers in Colorado’s bioscience industry.

• Training high school teachers to teach four molecular biology labs in their own classrooms;
• Equipping school districts with kits that contain equipment and materials needed to conduct the four experiments in a classroom of students;
• Working with partners to bring access to industry knowledge and resources to classrooms throughout the year – developing a repository of industry and community resources for teachers/students including: classroom speakers; field trip destinations; DVD on careers in bioscience.

First Advisory Council meeting: April 27, 2007; 30 partners attending.

"Opening Minds to Bioscience" Summit May 22, 2007; 70 participants

ETA Administrator Gay Gilbert; Site Visit on June 5

Teacher Workshops series completed: 46 teachers trained.