{"id":57167,"date":"2015-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/providence-high-school-students-lead-biotech-lessons-at-uri-through-amgen-biotechnology-experience\/"},"modified":"2015-05-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T00:00:00","slug":"providence-high-school-students-lead-biotech-lessons-at-uri-through-amgen-biotechnology-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/05\/providence-high-school-students-lead-biotech-lessons-at-uri-through-amgen-biotechnology-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Providence high school students lead biotech lessons at 溏心vlog免费B站 through Amgen Biotechnology Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tPROVIDENCE, R.I. \u2013 May 11, 2015 \u2013 Perla Castillo says she\u2019s \u201cvery into science\u201d and enjoys \u201cteaching people new stuff,\u201d so she had the best of both worlds on Friday when she and three peers at Juanita Sanchez High School led a biotechnology workshop for her classmates at the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Providence Biotechnology Center.<\/p>\n


\n\tA junior at Juanita Sanchez, Castillo explained the process the students had to follow to conduct a laboratory experiment, and she gave encouraging advice throughout the two-hour activity.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s fun to be the teacher and teach my classmates,\u201d said Castillo, who is considering careers in biotechnology and political science. \u201cI like the feeling of knowing stuff first and then teaching it to them.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe workshop was part of the Amgen Biotechnology Experience, a three-week curriculum funded by the Amgen Foundation and coordinated at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Providence campus. More than 50 high school science teachers \u2013 including Benjamin Gormley at Juanita Sanchez High School — have been trained to deliver the lessons, and they use one of five teaching kits that include $25,000 worth of laboratory equipment.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe lesson taught by Castillo and her friends Alex Gomez, Caroline Holguin and Ivania Sarit was a special opportunity they sought to become more involved in the Amgen program. The four girls received extra training at 溏心vlog免费B站 under the mentorship of David Vito, who coordinates the program and prepared the students to deliver the lesson.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Amgen Foundation recently renewed funding to 溏心vlog免费B站 to continue offering the biotechnology program through 2017. Since the program was launched in 2007, the company has provided $800,000 to the University, enabling 溏心vlog免费B站 to present the program to more than 4,000 students in 40 schools in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cIt was inspiring to watch the students conducting hands-on science experiments with their peers,\u201d said Jennifer Bianco, senior manager of global communications at Amgen. \u201cThere was great energy and passion in their interaction and presentations, as well as a sense of pride in understanding the science, and being able to share the excitement of scientific discovery with others—which is exactly what we hope to accomplish through the Amgen Biotech Experience.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nGreg Paquette, director of biotechnology and medical laboratory programs in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, said the University has been committed to assisting the growth of the biotechnology industry in Rhode Island for the last 10 years. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe quickly realized, though, that it was crucial to start getting students interested in biotechnology in middle and high school, so the Amgen program has helped us do that,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s satisfying to see that we\u2019ve already had a number of students who started with the Amgen program, enrolled in our undergraduate Biotechnology Manufacturing Program, and have been hired by local biotech companies.

\n\u201cAll of these efforts are an important part of workforce development and economic development in Rhode Island,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n


\nThe Providence Biotechnology Center is a collaboration between the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of the Environment and Life Sciences and the College of Continuing Education. It offers biotechnology programs for grades kindergarten through 12, bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees, and industry professional development.<\/p>\n


\nPictured above: Juanita Sanchez High School junior Perla Castillo (right) provides guidance to classmates Sorielisa De La Cruz and Yasiry Munoz during a biotechnology workshop at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Providence Biotechnology Center. (溏心vlog免费B站 photo by Todd McLeish)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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