Videos Related to High School Biotech Programs

As described in on the event page, the Biosciences Industry Fellowship Program, hosted by Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem North Carolina, was three weeks of packed action. The first week included visits and workshops in partnering schools. During the second week we participated in a week long green fluorescent protein biomanufactuing workshop. In the last week we visited and toured area biotechnology companies and closed with presentations by the participants.

Biotech students from Lincoln High School in San Francisco talk about what they want to do in the biotech field.

George Cachianes, biotech instructor from Lincoln High School in San Francisco, describes the successful innovative program he designed.

Dr. Elaine Johnson, Director of Bio-Link, and Claudette Bruno, high school science teacher, talk about Bio-Link.

Xan Simonson from Mesa Public Schools in Arizona gives tips for building a biotech high school program.

Debbie Hawks from Blair I.B. High School in Pasadena, California talks about the challenges in starting a high school biotech program.