Biotechnology Department
About the Ohlone Biotech Program
- Would you like to learn about catching criminals based on their DNA fingerprints?
- Interested in learning how to clone genes?
Ohlone College offers classes leading to a certificate in Biotechnology. The field of Biotechnology is making groundbreaking discoveries that fight disease, improve food production, and help with cleaning up the environment. Biotechnology is a growing industry in southern Alameda and Santa Clara Counties - with excellent opportunities, pay, and benefits to its employees.
Ohlone’s Certificate in Biotechnology provides students with an excellent preparation in various protocols and hands-on laboratory skills used in many biotech companies. A goal of the program is to prepare students for entry-level positions in biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
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Certificates
Review academic requirements in the Catalog and in the Curriculum Guides. All students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review academic program requirements and/or have questions answered.
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- Certificate of Accomplishment
- Certificate of Participation
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Courses
Course descriptions are available in the Catalog. Review the Class Schedule for class dates and times. A sampling of courses for this discipline includes:
- BIOT-100 Biotechnology and Society
- BIOT-105 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIOT-106A Introduction to Biomanufacturing
- BIOT-106B Lab Methods in Biopharm-Biomanufacturing
- BIOT-106M Math Applications in Biotechnology
- CHEM-109 Introduction to Biochemistry for Health Science & Biotechnology
- BIOT-110A1 Introduction to DNA Techniques
- BIOT-110A2 PCR I and DNA Sequencing
- BIOT-110A3 Protein Isolation and Assays
- BIOT-111A Genomic and cDNA Library Construction and Analysis
- BIOT-111B PCR Primer Design and Optimization and Reverse Transcription PCR
- BIOT-112 Introduction to Bioinformatics
- BIOT-113 GMP/GLP
- BIOT/BIOL-114A Plant Biology and Biotechnology
- BIOT-115A Animal Cell Culture Techniques
- BIOT-115B Bioreactor Cell Culture Techniques
- BIOT-116 Biotech Summer Institute
- BIOT-117 Immunology
- BIOT-119 Clean Room Techniques
- BIOT-120 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Techniques
- BIOT-121 Biotechnology Careers
- BIOT-122 Introduction to Nanotechnology
- BIOT-123 Writing SOPs
- BIOT/CS-131 Computing Concepts in Biotechnology
- BIOT/CS-132 DNA Computing
- BIOT/CS-133 SAS Programming
Student Learning Outcomes in Biomanufacturing
Upon successful completion of the courses in this discipline, the student will have acquired the following knowledge and skills:
- Develop a results-oriented resume highlighting transferable skills relevant to biomanufacturing positions.
- Demonstrate effective interviewing skills to obtain employment in the biotech industry.
- Understand and apply techniques to conduct a self-directed job search.
- Apply scientific method and good experimental design in scientific experiments.
- Understand and demonstrate lab safety procedures.
- Maintain a lab notebook; describe correct SOP’s, GLP’s, and other documentation required in a biotech lab.
- Demonstrate standard lab techniques such as pipetting and measurements (mass/ volume).
- Demonstrate proper use of lab equipment such as pH meters, spectrophotometers, chromatographic systems, electrophoresis apparatus, compound microscope, and other equipment.
LAB Project
Ohlone College and its partners from K-12 and industry are jointly creating the Learning Alliance for Bioscience (LAB) project, an integrated set of activities with the aim of:
- increasing the number of students participating in biotechnology programs, particularly those from underrepresented groups;
- increasing the variety and effectiveness of teaching and learning strategies and methods in biotechnology programs; and
- enhancing and expanding the scope of their biotechnology program by exploring and developing new bioscience technician programs in alignment with industry needs.
Activities include summer programs for students, tutoring, outreach, professional development for teachers, and curriculum and program development. Learn more...
Biotech Internships
The internship is a short-term temporary period of employment with a biotech company. This work experience is invaluable for students and enables them to apply theory and lab skills learned in our program to real life situations. This temp work experience also enables biotech companies to evaluate student skills and performance as candidates for longer-term positions.
Career Opportunities
In California, the majority of biotech companies are in the pharmaceutical industry - producing medicines to help patients with AIDS, strokes, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. Techniques of biotechnology are also used in agriculture, industrial applications, forensics, mining, environmental cleanup and other industries. The San Francisco Bay Area has a heavy concentration of biotech companies. More information about Biotech Careers...
Watch the new video about the Ohlone Biotechnology Programs that features interviews of faculty, students, company and government representatives. Requirements to view the video: You must use Windows Media Player (which is available for Windows and Mac operating systems. More information.)
Please visit the Counseling Department and Student Success Center for information.
Transfer Information
Please visit the Counseling Department and Transfer Center for information.
Faculty
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Division
Science, Technology, and Academic Affairs Division.
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