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This article was contributed by Lisa Proulx, Public Information Officer, Great Bay Community College The Life Sciences Department of Great Bay Community College offers programs in three specialized areas in Bioengineering, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences. Information is available at (link is external) Great Bay Community College is part of the Community College System of New Hampshire, a public system of higher education consisting of seven colleges in Berlin, Claremont, Laconia, Concord, Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth.

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Graduates of Great Bay Community College are working in the research labs where vaccines for COVID-19 are being developed, on the front lines where people are getting tested for the disease and in hospitals and clinics, where the therapeutics are being administered.

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This article was written by Eric Devlin, Montgomery County Community College.  Mr. Devlin also contributed the photos. The photos and text in this article are used with his permission.

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Montgomery County Community College Biotechnology Program alumni are among the researchers on the front line against the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ve helped develop an antibody that’s used to detect the virus in patient testing samples.

Alumni Amber Sawyer, Sean Heron and Seethal Meda are employees at the Limerick Township-based Rockland Immunochemicals Inc. , which earlier this year, developed the ... Read more

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This article was written by Valencia College.  The photos and text in this article are used with permission from Valencia College, Florida.

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From the moment Naia Kasik walks through the doors of Applied Ingenuity Diagnostics, she knows exactly what she has to do as she comes face-to-face with the COVID-19 virus. She puts on her personal protective equipment, her lab coat, glasses, gloves and an N-95 mask before she sits down to begin a series of testing procedures with RNA/DNA sequences. ... Read more

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This article was written and contributed by Guy Aday, Alamance Community College graduate, BFIP Fellow, and Biotechnology Professional

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My journey into biotechnology began accidentally; more of a plan B after my initial goals seemed less in line with my physical limitations following a work injury. Ultimately discovering that I enjoy the field, I turned my attention to it fully and became determined to do my best. Part of the curriculum for my AAS program was the completion of ... Read more

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Sabrina Aderibigbe talks about studying biotechnology in high school and Colby West tells us what it's like to teach biotechnology to high school students.

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Many people working in biotechnology complete both a four year degree and a two year degree in biotechnology at a community college.  Some students attend community college first and pick up lab skills that can help them while working on a four-year degree.  Other students attend a community ... View the video

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Internships are a standard part of community college biotechnology and environmental technology programs. Learn what these internships may involve.

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Learn what students do in community college biotechnology programs. A student at Great Bay Community College shows us the fun he's having with Green Fluorescent Protein and talks about his educational pathway from Great Bay Community College to the University of New Hampshire.

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Some community colleges, such as Southwestern College, in San Diego, work with high schools to offer dual-enrollment classes where high school students can take biotechnology courses and get both high school and college credit.

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Learn about the biotechnology program at Southwestern College, San Diego.

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