ventura college funded by the ewd of the california community colleges
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Central Coast Biotechnology Center
Ventura College
Funded by the EWD of the California Community Colleges
Mission
SCRC regional community colleges
K12 educational institutions
Neighboring biotech companies
Enrolled students Instructors Incumbent workers Displaced workers Community
organizations
“To provide training and educational support in biotechnology with the goal of facilitating employment of individuals in biotechnology related fields.”
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Biotechnology Definition
The use, creation, or manipulation of living organisms to make or improve industrial, agricultural, and medical products and to solve problems.
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Industrial Biotechnology
CLASSIC EXAMPLE-BAKING BREAD
The living organism “yeast” feeds off of the other ingredients in the bread such as sugar and flour. As the yeast grows, it gives off a gas (carbon dioxide) and this gas is trapped within the “walls” of the dough. So, the dough expands upward and outward - it rises! Baking the bread inactivates the yeast but leaves behind the bread.
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Industrial BiotechnologyClassic Example
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Industrial Biotechnology
CURRENT EXAMPLE-ALTERNATIVE FUEL
Companies are using yeast as “factories” to produce products of interest. The yeast can be fed particular components so that the “waste” they produce can be purified. An example of this “waste” is a particular compound found in sugarcane that may be an alternative fuel to gasoline.
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Industrial BiotechnologyCurrent Example
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Agricultural biotechnology
CLASSIC EXAMPLE-LADYBUGS
Ladybugs have been used for years as a natural pesticide in the garden. These little creatures feed on annoying aphids in the garden and eliminate the need for chemical spraying of plants and flowers.
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Agricultural BiotechnologyClassic Example
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Agricultural Biotechnology
CURRENT EXAMPLE-INTERNAL PESTICIDES
Corn crops that are resistant to pests from the inside out. Their DNA has been modified so that it contains information that, when expressed, makes the corn unpleasant to certain insects. These insects then leave the crop alone. Tricia Fausset 4/24/09
Agricultural BiotechnologyCurrent Example
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Medical Biotechnology
CLASSIC EXAMPLE-TETANUS VACCINE
This common childhood vaccine has been in use since the early 1940’s. Tetanus bacteria produce a toxin that can be isolated from the bacteria and then heat-inactivated. The toxin is then injected into humans where an immune response results in protection against the toxin.Tricia Fausset 4/24/09
Medical BiotechnologyClassic Example
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Medical Biotechnology
CURRENT EXAMPLE-PHARMACEUTICALS
Companies can modify bacteria to produce products of interest. Rather than making medicines in a chemical lab, these living organisms release the desired compounds during growth. The pharmaceutical company can isolate and purify the products and use them just as if they were synthsized in the laboratory.
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Medical BiotechnologyCurrent Example
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Biotechnology Central Dogma
DNA RNA ProteinIt’s a little like the relationship
Seed Tree Fruit
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Biotechnology Techniques Isolate and analyze DNA Manipulate DNA Inserting DNA into bacteria or other
cells Growing cells Harvesting or isolating protein from
cell fluid Purifying the manufactured product Regulatory documentation of all
processes Clinical trial monitoring
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Biotechnology Jobs
Research Associate Lab Technician Manufacturing Operator Systems Analyst Regulatory Affairs Specialist Clinical Trials Monitor Computational Biology Specialist
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Examples of CCBC Activities
VCEDATricia Fausset 4/24/09
Contact Information
Tricia FaussetDirectorCentral Coast Biotechnology CenterVentura College4667 Telegraph Rd.Ventura, CA 93003805.648.8977 (Phone); 805.648.8988 (Fax)[email protected]