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BIO 298
Undergraduate Research in Biology
- Start your career in biotechnology or research laboratory today!
- Earn certificates to qualify as a lab or manufacturing technician!
3 units (1 hr lecture + 6 hrs lab)
Pre-req: BIOL 101 or 112, or equivalent
Recommended Prep: ENGL 100 or ESL 151
UC & CSU transferable
Articulates with UCLA’s LS23L
Learn common techniques used in labs:
- Transposon mutagenesis
- Cloning
- DNA isolation & manipulation
- Gel electrophoresis
- Bacterial transformation
- Media preparation
- Good manufacturing practices
- Follow standard operation procedures
- Media preparation
- Aseptic techniques
- Analysis of scientific article
- Collaboration, team building
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Good documentation practices
Download BIO 298 info flyer (pdf)
Careers in Biotechnology:
- Laboratory support workers
- Research assistants
- Laboratory assistants
- Research associates
- Manufacturing assistants
- Scientists
- Laboratory technicians
- Quality assurance specialists
- Manufacturing technicians
- Quality control technicians
Biology Undergraduate Research Poster Session, Student Center, July 31, 2014.
Article by GCC Biology students and Dr. Shelley Thai:
JB Journal of Bacteriology December 2021 by Thai et al. (2021) (pdf)
GCC has been offering field classes in the Baja California peninsula of Mexico since 1974.
Glendale Memorial, NHMLA, Genetics/Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology/Microbiology
BIOL 50 INTERNSHIP IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BIOL 50 is a discipline-specific course that allows students to earn from 1.0 – 4.0 units for a structured, monitored off-campus internship under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Internship locations may include: natural history museums, zoos and aquariums, biotechnology companies, and research laboratories and field stations at four-year universities. It is designed to provide students with appropriate preparation and work experience in one or more of the following fields within the biological sciences: natural history museum studies, zoo and aquarium science, biotechnology, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, evolutionary theory, anatomy and physiology, conservation biology, and ecology. The purpose of this class is to enhance students' understanding, skill acquisition, and professional competency for their target career path within the biological sciences. Students must work 60 non-paid hours or 75 paid hours per unit earned.
Note: Internships are arranged by faculty in the Biology Division. This course may be taken 2 times; a maximum of 4 units may be earned. This course is Pass/No Pass only. Laboratory 1–4 hours.
Prerequisite: Completion of a Biology course at GCC with a grade of C or better.
Recommended preparation: ENGL 101 and LIB 191
BIOL 50 Natural History Museum Internship
BIOL 50 Internship in Biotech: Cell & Molecular Biology & Microbiology