Opening session I: Broadening the impact

Presented by Elaine Johnson, Bio-Link PI

Johnson discusses Bio-Link's mission, the role of the National Center, connection to other initiatives, and outcomes.

Opening session II: Bio-Link Curriculum and Instructional Materials

Presented by Lisa Seidman and Jeanette Mowery, Bio-Link Co-PIs

Seidman and Mowery discuss:

1.  Bio-Link Curriculum Clearinghouse - what it does, how to contribute, and how to use it.

2.  Courses in a Box - a tool for instructors

Opening session II: Bio-Link on-line

Presented by Sandra Porter, Bio-Link co-PI

Hosting a Bio-Link Regional Meeting

Presented by Linnea Fletcher, Bio-Link Co-PI

Biotic & Abiotic Factors Affecting Flowering of Mimulus Aurantiacus & Assemblage of Yeast Communities Within the Nectar Lab Workshop

Presented by: Pat Seawell, Tadashi Fukami & Daria Hekmat-Scafe

Materials:

1.  Stanford-Bio44YSyllabus2011.pdf

This is the syllabus of the introductory biology lab course that was introduced to the workshop participants. At the workshop, the presenters discussed how this course may be modified to be implemented at high schools and community colleges.

2 & 3.  Week 6 Protocol.pdf and Week 6.5 Protocol.pdf

These are lab protocols that were used in the course.  Workshop participants tried these exercises with real Mimulus flowers we brought from the Stanford campus.

4. Fukami-bio-link-presentation-2011.pdf

These are the slides that Tadashi Fukami used during the workshop as a visual aid to explain some of the things that were done with the students.

Amylase Purification – Column Chromatography to Study Proteins Lab Workshop

Using an ion-exchange chromatography lab from Ellyn Daugherty's (bioteched.com) Biotechnology: Science for The New Millennium, 2012 curriculum, participants learned how to separate amylase from lysozyme using column chromatography. Applications of column chromatography in research and manufacturing are also presented.

San Mateo Biotechnology Career Pathway

Stem cells in high school

Presented by: Edie Kaeuper, Carin Zimmerman, Golnar Afshar, Samantha Croft, & Bill Woodruff

Stem Cells in High School Workshop

Protein is Cash: State of the art curriculum to support the bioeconomy

Presenter:  Mary Jane Kurtz

Protein purification

Presenters:  Jim DeKloe, Ingrid Miller, Michele Gilbert

Using gene expression data to study how plants respond to drought

This workshop is presented by Sandra Porter and Andrea Porter-Smith.  Particpants will learn about the process of analyzing gene expression data and work with microarray data obtained from the NCBI's GEO database.

 These data were generated from a microarray experiment with Arabidopsis thaliana plants that were experiencing drought under controlled conditions.

To view the tutorial and slide presentation, please go to Digital World Biology. 

Connecting to Bio-Link – Getting the Most Out of the Bio-Link Web Community Workshop

Presented by Sandra Porter, Andrea Porter-Smith, and Patricia Delich.  Participants in this workshop will learn how to share information about their programs and events on the Bio-Link web site. 

Image for practicing:  http://www.bio-link.org/home/sites/files/lab_img_0175.jpg