| Biotechnology Resources
in Virginia |
| Title |
Author/Publisher/Date |
Description |
Call number/ Web
site |
|
VIRGINIA RESOURCES
|
| Introduction to
Bioengineering |
Virginia Department of Education
|
This PowerPoint presentation is
designed as an introduction to bioengineering for use
in the Bioengineering classroom. |
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/
CTE/te/bio/Bioengineering.ppt |
| Information Systems
for Biotechnology |
ISB
207 Engel Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
24061
540-231-3747
isb@vt.edu |
"ISB resources are
designed to serve the agricultural and environmental
biotechnology community at large, including
scientists, regulators, teachers, administrators, and
the interested public." |
http://gophisb.biochem.vt.edu |
| Fralin Biotechnology
Center: Your Link to Biotechnology on the
Net |
Fralin Biotechnology
Center
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0346
Phone: 540-231-6933
Fax: 540-231-7126
biotech@vt.edu |
"The Biotechnology
Center is an interdisciplinary research center, not a
department. Although no major is offered in
biotechnology, seven departments in three different
colleges participate in the Biotechnology Option."
The Center promotes biotechnology education from high
school through college. See the Outreach link for
information on how the Center can assist teachers and
students. |
http://www.biotech.vt.edu |
| Public Perception
Issues in Biotechnology |
Charles Hagedorn and
Susan Allender-Hagedorn, Virginia Tech |
Issues addressed in this
web site include concerns about transgenic
applications, public perceptions of biotechnology,
human and animal biotechnology (including cloning),
biological control of plant pests, commercialization
and development of transgenic crops, and
environmental biotechnology (e.g., sources of fecal
pollution in water). Authors also offer their
biotechnology glossary. |
http://filebox.vt.edu/cals/cses/chagedor |
| Bioinformatics at
Virginia Tech |
Virginia Tech |
"Research programs in
bioinformatics, computational biology, and genomic
science at Virginia Tech encompass biological
questions from the DNA sequence level all the way up
to the phenotype level. Projects range from modeling
complex biological systems and developing new
algorithms for data analysis to producing new biotech
products and improving experimental
methodologies." |
http://www.bioinformatics.vt.edu |
| Virginia Tech Center
for Genomics |
Virginia Tech |
This center provides
focus on teaching statistical genetics, functional
genomics, bioinformatics and molecular
engineering. |
http://vigen.biochem.vt.edu |
| James Madison
University |
Integrated Science and
Technology Program |
Biotechnology Sector
Courses and Resources |
http://www.isat.jmu.edu/BIOTECH/Biotech.htm
|
| Biotechnology at the
University of Virginia |
University of
Virginia |
The university offers
several biotechnology-related degree programs. |
http://bioethics.virginia.edu
http://bme.virginia.edu
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/bio-ethics/ |
| Center for
Biotechnology at Old Dominion University |
Center for
Biotechnology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone: 804-683-3617
Fax: 804-683-5283 |
The Center for
Biotechnology . . . is a contract lab focused
primarily on applied biomedical research, including
product development for a specific discipline (e.g.,
cryopreserved cardiovascular tissue), validation of a
process for a product (e.g., Allowash cleaning of
bone), or materials testing to determine component
leaching probability. The staff is composed of
technicians, graduate students, undergraduate
students, and volunteers, all with a broad range of
background experience." |
http://web.odu.edu/sci/biotech |
| VCCS IE-AT Biotech
Portal |
Institute of Advanced
Technology, Virginia Community College System |
The purpose of this site
is to assist VCCS faculty and staff in collaborating
on biotechnology initiatives. It contains links to
biotechnology teacher workshops, curriculum
resources, biotechnology textbook information, other
educational and industry sites, and current
announcement/events. |
http://ieatbiotech.com |
| Virginia
Biotechnology Research Park |
Va. Biotechnology
Research Park
P.O. Box 980127
Richmond, VA 23298-0127
Phone: 804-828-5390
Fax: 804-828-8566
rolson@gems.vcu.edu |
Located in Richmond
adjacent to the medical sciences campus of Virginia
Commonwealth University and the Medical College of
Virginia Hospitals, the Park is home to 34
biotechnology, bioscience and related companies and
research institutions. |
http://www.vabiotech.com |
| Virginia
Biotechnology Association |
VaBIO Office
Virginia Biotechnology Association
800 E. Leigh St., Suite 14
Richmond, VA 23219-1534
Phone: (804) 643-6360
Fax: (804) 643-6361 |
See especially "Careers
in Biotechnology," which lists a wide variety of jobs
by category, with a descriptive paragraph for
each. |
http://www.vabio.org/employment.html |
| WilBio |
Williamsburg
BioProcessing Foundation
P.O. Box 1229
Virginia Beach, VA 23451-0229
Phone: (757) 423-8823
Fax: (757) 423-2065
wbf@wilbio.com |
"The Williamsburg
BioProcessing Foundation was established in 1994 to
provide venues for the exchange of bioprocess
technology. Whereas other conferences were known to
adequately cover the scientific, regulatory, and
clinical issues associated with biotechnology, [the
founders] felt there was a need for meetings that
provided a thorough coverage of process development
and production issues while focusing on narrowly
defined applications." |
http://www.wilbio.com |
| Biotechnology
Certificate |
Piedmont Virginia
Community College |
"By successfully
completing the biotechnology curriculum, students
will develop the skills necessary to be competitive
for laboratory specialist positions at the University
of Virginia and for other lab research positions at
biotech companies." |
http://www.pvcc.edu/deg-biotech.asp |
| Science:
Biotechnology Specialization |
Northern Virginia
Community College |
"The curriculum is
designed for persons who plan to transfer to a
four-year college or university to complete a
baccalaureate degree program in biology, chemistry,
biochemistry or biotechnology leading to a career as
a laboratory process technician in biotechnology,
pharmaceutical and other high-tech
production/research facilities." |
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/curcatalog/programs
/sci1.htm |
| Biotechnology
Technician Career Studies Certificate |
Northern Virginia
Community College |
"This career studies
certificate is designed for those wishing to enhance
their employment options or retrain for careers as
laboratory process technicians in biotechnology,
pharmaceutical, and other high-tech
production/research facilities." |
http://www.nv.cc.va.us/curcatalog/programs/
biotec.htm |
|
OTHER STATE, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL
BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
|
| Access
Excellence |
National Health
Museum |
This site is "a national
educational program that provides high school biology
and life science teachers access to their colleagues,
scientists, and critical sources of new scientific
information via the World Wide Web." It contains
links to biotechnology issues, careers, and a
graphics gallery, as well as classroom activities, a
teaching exchange, and other educational
resources. |
http://www.accessexcellence.org |
| Guide to Biotechnology |
Biotechnology Industry
Organization, 2003 |
Has links for
biotechnology tools, timeline, technologies,
techniques, applications, associations, and industry
statistics. |
http://www.bio.org/speeches/pubs/er |
| Bio-Link: Educating
the Biotechnology Workforce |
Bio-Link
City College of San Francisco
info@Bio-Link.org |
Bio-Link is a National
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Center for
Biotechnology that originated in late 1998 with a
grant from the National Science Foundation. This site
contains curriculum links, career information, and
other biotechnology information useful to teachers
and students. Users must register (no cost) to get
curriculum materials. |
http://www.bio-link.org |
| BioTech Life Sciences
Resources and Reference Tools |
University of
Texas
Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology |
This reference site
contains a wealth of information, including links for
Glycolysis, Cyberbotanica, annotated lists of
biomedical websites, professional resources (career
information and biotechnology regulations),
bioinformatics, and BioMedLink (a large database of
biomedical sites). A link to Biotech Life Sciences
Dictionary provides access to 8300+ terms in the
fields of biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell
biology and genetics. New terms are added
regularly. |
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu |
| Careers for Life in
Science - Break into Biotech |
BioView |
Contains biotechnology
position descriptions, company research, educational
programs, and other resources |
http://www.bioview.com/break/bib2.html |
| Electronics
Technicians Association (ETA) |
Competencies for
Biomedical Electronics Technician - BMD (2006) |
Mastery of these
competencies is required to earn the ETA Electronics
Certification (Journeyman Option) as a Biomedical
Electronics Technician. |
http://www.eta-i.org/Competencies.html
http://www.eta-i.org/Comps/BMD%20Comps%202006.pdf
|
| Straight Talk about
Biotechnology |
E. I. du Pont de Nemours
and Co., 2003 |
This commercial site
includes links to the history, the science, the
safety, and the future of biotechnology, as well as
Internet resources, background articles, fact sheets,
and speeches related to biotechnology. |
http://www2.dupont.com/Biotechnology/en_US/intro/index.html |
| Your World:
Biotechnology and You |
Biotechnology
Institute |
A biotechnology
publication for 7th-12th grade students. Each issue
provides an in-depth exploration of a particular
biotechnology topic by looking at the science and its
practical applications. |
http://www.biotechinstitute.org/yourworld.html |
| Project Bio |
Iowa State
University |
Project BIO is a
partnership for biology education, involving
educators and students at Iowa State University, Iowa
community colleges, Iowa high schools and selected
Iowa industries with the goal of developing and
sharing biology education resources via the
Internet. |
http://project.bio.iastate.edu |
| Biotechnology home
page |
Iowa State
University |
The Biotechnology home
page from Iowa State University is a comprehensive
web site that contains information on educational,
bioethics, research, and industrial resources. |
http://www.biotech.iastate.edu/ |
| Agricultural
Biotechnology |
U.S. Department of
Agriculture |
On this site of the
USDA, see particularly the information on
biotechnology-related laws and regulations, trade,
and links. |
http://www.usda.gov/wps/
portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?
navid=BIOTECH&parentnav=AGRICULTURE&navtype=RT |
| Council for
Biotechnology Information |
Council for
Biotechnology Information
P.O. Box 34380
Washington, D.C. 20043-0380 |
The Council was formed
in 2000 "by leading biotechnology companies to create
a comprehensive communication campaign about
biotechnology." This Council site concentrates on
agricultural, environmental, and nutritional aspects
of biotechnology. It gives an explanation of
biotechnology and offers free printed and
downloadable publications on the subject. |
http://www.whybiotech.com |
| Food Biotechnology
Communications Network |
Food Biotechnology
Communications Network
1 Stone Road West
Guelph, ON N1G 4Y2
Phone: 519-826-3440
Fax: 519-826-3441
info@foodbiotech.org |
"The Food Biotechnology
Communications Network searches out credible, current
and evidence-based information about biotechnology
and food and makes it easily accessible to
Canadians." The site includes special links for
teachers and for students. |
http://www.foodbiotech.org |
| Academic Info :
Biotechnology |
Academic Info
4739 University Way NE, #1504
Seattle, WA 98105 |
This site provides links
for directed research about biotechnology, including
Table of ContentsIndexes & Directories, Digital
Library, Organizations, Agriculture, Genome Projects,
and related subjects. |
http://www.academicinfo.net/biotech.html |
| DNA from the
Beginning |
Dolan DNA Learning
Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY |
This site is "an
animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and
heredity." It is organized around the key concepts of
classical genetics; molecules of genetics; and
genetic organization and control. "The science behind
each concept is explained by: animation, image
gallery, video interviews, problem, biographies, and
links." |
http://vector.dnalc.org/home.html |
| The Gateway to
Educational Materials |
Gateway to Educational
Materials
U.S. Department of Education and ERIC Clearinghouse
on Information and Technology. |
This site is a
"one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson
plans, curriculum units, and other education
resources on the Internet." Type in
biotechnology and search the site by title,
keyword, description, or full text. |
http://www.thegateway.org |
| National Center for
Biotechnology Information |
National Library of
Medicine and National Institutes of Health |
This Center is a
national resource for molecularbiology information,
NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in
computational biology, develops software tools for
analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical
information. See especially the education and
tutorial links. |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |
| National Centre for
Biotechnology Education |
NCBE School of Food
Biosciences
University of Reading
United Kingdom
|
This site from the
United Kingdom includes international biotechnology
education links and free discussion groups. |
http://www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk |
| Biotechnology in Food
and Agriculture |
Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations |
This United Nations site contains information to
the role and impact of biotechnology in food and
agriculture, including the following:
- FAO Statement on Biotechnology.
- Overview of FAO's biotechnology
activities
- Overview of biotechnology in the
agro-industry, crop, fisheries, forestry and
livestock sectors
- FAO Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food
and Agriculture
|
http://www.fao.org/biotech/index.asp?lang=en |
| National Reference
Center for Bioethics Literature |
Georgetown
University |
The NRCBL is the world's
largest library collection related to ethical issues
in medicine and biomedical research. It serves both
as a reference library for the public and as a
resource for scholars from the U.S. and other
countries worldwide. |
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl |
| AgBioForum |
University of
Missouri-Columbia |
This journal is "devoted
to the economics and management of
agrobiotechnology." |
http://www.agbioforum.org |
| Agricultural
Biotechnology |
University of Maryland AgNIC |
This searchable gateway to
agricultural information on the
Internet is designed as a resource for researchers,
information specialists, educators, and members of
the public. Browsable subjects include biotechnology,
breeding/genetic improvement, ethics, and related topics. |
http://agnic.umd.edu/ |
| Ag BioTech
InfoNet |
Ecologic, Inc, Sandpoint, Idaho |
Ag BioTech InfoNet is sponsored by a
consortium of scientific, environmental and consumer
organizations, each of whom contribute ideas,
content, and direction to the site. |
http://www.biotech-info.net/ |
