| Title |
Description |
Funding
Source |
Partner
Institutions |
Director
Name |
| A.S. Degree in Biotechnology |
A two year program structured to allow students to develop
marketable job skills while incorporating the requirements
for a two-year liberal arts degree. Includes many lab-based
courses which enable students to apply what they learn in
chemistry, statistics, biology, microbiology, genetics, and
molecular biology.
Project Status: Current |
|
|
Jane Bradley
Chair, DMACC Biotechnology Program
DMACC - 11
515-964-6379
|
| CSI Biotechnology Summer Camp |
This is a four day workshop for high school students who have completed at least one high school biology course. Students learn about forensic science by collecting and analyzing evidence from a fictitious crime scene. DNA fingerprinting, chemical analysis of a powder and fiber, blood, hair, and latent fingerprint analyses are part of the workshop.
Project Status: Current |
Department of Labor grant, student fees |
Heartland AEA |
Jane Bradley
Chair, DMACC Biotechnology Program
DMACC - 11
515-964-6379
|
| DMACC Biotechnology Career Academy |
High school students in the Des Moines Public School System can complete the first year of the A.S. degree in Biotechnology through courses taught at the various schools in the district.
Project Status: Current |
State of Iowa |
Des Moines Public School District |
Jane Bradley
Chair, DMACC Biotechnology Program
DMACC - 11
515-964-6379
|
| High School and Middle School Teacher Training in Biotechnology Through Project SEMI |
DMACC provides teacher training and support in biotechnology through workshop and advising activities. Workshops have been conducted in DNA gel electrophoresis and polymerase chain reaction. The skills support curricula developed specifically for Project SEMI.
Project Status: Current |
DMACC |
Heartland AEA |
Jane Bradley
Chair, DMACC Biotechnology Program
DMACC - 11
515-964-6379
|
| Proteomics Workshop |
A series of courses offered through DMACC Continuing Education to provide training in protein chemistry and proteomics for the laboratory technician.
Project Status: Current |
Department of Labor grant |
|
Jane Bradley
Chair, DMACC Biotechnology Program
DMACC - 11
515-964-6379
|
| UNI Articulation in Biology and Biotechnology |
DMACC has a 2+2 articulation agreement with UNI. A student who completes a two year degree in biotechnology can transfer to UNI as a junior and be able to complete a degree in either biology or biotechnology in two years or less as a full time student.
Project Status: Current |
|
University of Northern Iowa |
Jane Bradley
Chair, DMACC Biotechnology Program
DMACC - 11
515-964-6379
|
