Learn the hand-on basics of biotechnology in this 3 night course at the Museum of Science: DNA and its structure; Manipulating DNA to produce glowing bacteria and other amazing things

Co-organizers: IEEE Boston Section, Boston Chapter IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society,Biotrove, Inc., Museum of Science

Target Audience:

Engineers and physical scientists interested in exploring 21st Century Biology

Engineers and information technologist working in bio-pharma industry in support of their biological colleagues who want to find out more about 21st Century Biology.

Entrepreneurs interested in pursuing opportunities in 21st Century Biology

Introduction:

 “21st century Biology …a single discipline at the crossroads of life sciences, informatics, mathematics and information technology…”— Ernest Feytmans, Director of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.

May 31   DNA extraction, discussion of genes and how they are translated  into proteins, model DNA replicatio

June 7   DNA Fingerprinting Lab

June 14  DNA Transformation Lab

“By 2014, the nation’s spending for health care will equal $11,045 for every man, woman and child or nearly 19% of the entire U.S. economy”, report released February 23, 2005 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Recent local Help Wanted Ad: “BIO-AUTOMATION ENGINEER….evaluate the needs; …design, build, and program and modify existing automated systems,… from small instruments built from scratch to massive… integration of….robotic equipment”

A significant fraction of that astronomical flow of funds for healthcare will involve: new medical devices, nano and other novel materials and genomic-based pharmaceuticals.

Greater Boston, home of numerous Nobels who created the 21st Century Biology, is rapidly becoming the World Center for biomedical research and development.  New biomedical R&D facilities and new projects are bubbling up, from three person medical device start-ups, through Genzyme, BioGen-Idec, Amgen, Broad and Whitehead Institutes, to Big-Pharma {i.e. Novartis, Wyeth, Phizer and Merck}.  They are here because of the unique combination of university talent, core high technology talent and world renowned medical schools and their teaching hospitals.

The engineers / physical scientists in the Greater Boston Area can provide critical quantitative and information-based skills and sophisticated technologies needed by the new biology and biomedicine.  However, many of us missed the chance to become bio-aware because we were too busy studying physics, chemistry or electrical engineering.  Or we didn’t want to deal with the Old Biology” of frogs floating in formaldehyde.

IEEE Boston Section Bio-Initiative and the 2005 IEEE Boston Bio Lectures are offering those of us, without a formal biological background a unique “hands-on” laboratory experience to learn, about the world of DNA molecules, genes and cells.

Note: price doesn’t include parking

Decision (Run/Cancel) Date for this Courses is Monday, May 23, 2005

Course Fee Schedule:

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