Welcome to the Community College Program Day BIO 2011 Washington D.C.
Dec 04, 2014
Welcome to the Community College Program Day
BIO 2011Washington D.C.
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM
CELL TECHNOLOGIES
TORI BARRONLISA SEIDMAN
MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAM AT BIO 2011
OVERVIEW
Rationale; why this program?Programmatic issuesCurriculum
RATIONALE
Meeting needs of studentsMeeting needs of local employers
PROGAMMATIC
Resources Expertise Equipment Space Students Curriculum and instructional materials
Institutional support, grant support, community support
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Culture MethodsCurriculum Development
• hESC educational curriculum (4 credit course)– M,W,TR (6:30-9:15pm)
• Needs of local industry and research communities– Strong aseptic technique– Stem cell culture experience– Understanding of stem cell
morphology, culture systems, and characterization techniques
Curriculum DevelopmentCore Stem Cell Culture Skills
Curriculum DevelopmentQuality and Business
Justin Koshalek – Fall 2010
Curriculum DevelopmentClassroom Education
Reading and Lecture topics
Core Intro to hES cells Culture systems hES cell signaling pathways
Supplemental Induced pluripotent stem cells
(iPS)/reprogramming Regenerative medicine
Dale Lange – Fall 2010
Future CurriculumDirected Differentiation and Advanced Topics
• Differentiation of hESCs– Neurons– Cardiomyocytes– qPCR
• Advanced Topics– Bioethics– Legislation– Cancer stem cells– Epigenetics
Zhang et al, 2001