Welcome to the Community College Program Day

BIO 2011Washington D.C.

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM

CELL TECHNOLOGIES

TORI BARRONLISA SEIDMAN

MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAM AT BIO 2011

OVERVIEW

Rationale; why this program?Programmatic issuesCurriculum

RATIONALE

Meeting needs of studentsMeeting needs of local employers

PROGAMMATIC

Resources Expertise Equipment Space Students Curriculum and instructional materials

Institutional support, grant support, community support

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Culture MethodsCurriculum Development

• hESC educational curriculum (4 credit course)– M,W,TR (6:30-9:15pm)

• Needs of local industry and research communities– Strong aseptic technique– Stem cell culture experience– Understanding of stem cell

morphology, culture systems, and characterization techniques

Curriculum DevelopmentCore Stem Cell Culture Skills

Curriculum DevelopmentQuality and Business

Justin Koshalek – Fall 2010

Curriculum DevelopmentClassroom Education

Reading and Lecture topics

Core Intro to hES cells Culture systems hES cell signaling pathways

Supplemental Induced pluripotent stem cells

(iPS)/reprogramming Regenerative medicine

Dale Lange – Fall 2010

Future CurriculumDirected Differentiation and Advanced Topics

• Differentiation of hESCs– Neurons– Cardiomyocytes– qPCR

• Advanced Topics– Bioethics– Legislation– Cancer stem cells– Epigenetics

Zhang et al, 2001