Biotechnologist
RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
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Associate Scientist Andres BerrioIn this video segment produced for Teachers' Domain, Andres Berrio, an associate scientist at Biogen Idec, discusses what he has done to succeed in the biotechnology field. |
9-12 |
Video |
Biotechnology Student ProfileFollow a high school student who is exploring the field of biotechnology by taking community college classes and job shadowing in this video segment adapted from Pathways to Technology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Careers In BiotechnologyThis interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain examines several career paths available in the biotechnology field. |
8-12 |
Interactive |
Careers in Environmental HealthThis interactive activity produced for Teachers’ Domain examines some of the career opportunities available in the environmental public health field and describes how the work of professionals in this field directly impacts human health. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Chemist and Biologist Catherine DrennanIn this video produced for Teachers' Domain, learn about MIT professor Cathy Drennan's research into microorganisms that remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere. |
9-12 |
Video |
Genetically Engineering the Avian FluIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about a radical biotechnology experiment aimed at figuring out how to stop the avian flu virus. |
9-12 |
Video |
Research Assistant Sandra BustamanteIn this video produced for Teachers' Domain, meet Sandra Bustamante, a university research assistant who started her career with a biotechnology certificate and is now using nanotechnology—rather than needles—to deliver vaccines. |
9-12 |
Video |
Reverse Evolution MachineIn this video adapted from KQED's QUEST, learn how scientist David Haussler is using biotechnology to reconstruct ancient genomes in an effort to find out how animals have evolved over time. |
9-12 |
Video |
Synthetic Biologist Karmella HaynesIn this video produced for Teachers' Domain, meet researcher Karmella Haynes, a synthetic biologist who is using biotechnology to create living "devices" that help visualize how cancer develops. |
9-12 |
Video |
Tissue EngineeringIn this video segment from Design Squad, see where medical science meets tissue engineering in an implantable device designed to help people suffering from liver disease. |
9-12 |
Video |