1. Bringing biotechnology into OKCPS high schools. BBDiscovery

2. Biotechnology is: The use of life forms to solve problems or make products. A priority growth area for Oklahoma. Our labor pool of skilled technicians can’t meet this demand. A broad industry that impacts many people.

3. Biotech plays a role in: Human health and disease Agriculture The environment Industry and business

4. Student Advantages: Gain important lab skills needed for a biotech job. Use high-tech lab equipment. Participation in cutting edge science activities. Explore careers in biotechnology. Tuition assistance under OKCCC’s program, OKC-GO!

5. Goals of BBDiscovery: Increase awareness about biotechnology and its role in biomedical research. Improve student success in science. Impact Oklahoma’s biotech workforce and industry. Improve health science literacy.

6. Participating Schools: Capitol Hill Douglass Emerson Jackson MS NE Academy NW Classen Star Spencer US Grant

7. Supported By: National Science Foundation National Institutes of Health

8. OKCCC Biotech Program: Earn a 2 year associates degree or a 29 credit Certificate of Mastery. A path or a destination? If you're not sure of your final destination in science, start on the path with an associate's degree in biotechnology: –gain skills and credentials that will make you highly employable in the local science job market in just two years. –includes an internship at local biotechnology sites. –lower cost than most higher education institutions. –credits from the biotechnology program to transfer to a four-year degree program. Website: www.occc.edu/biotechwww.occc.edu/biotech

9. www.occc.edu/bbdiscovery Charlotte Mulvihill, Project PI Teresa Randall, Project Coordinator Find out more about this project by visiting