Showcase for Biotechnology 2005
PTEI's Adventures in Biotechnology
Tissue engineering is at the forefront of modern medicine and the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI) has been at the forefront of tissue engineering for nearly a decade. The mission of PTEI is to improve the health of individuals by establishing the region as an internationally recognized center of excellence in research, education, and commercial development for the advancement of tissue-related medical therapies.
In addition to participating in the Windber Research Institute’s Showcase for Biotechnology 2005 as exhibitor and sponsor, PTEI is pleased to feature a component of one of our many educational and workforce development programs, The Adventures in Biotechnology Program. On Monday, August 15, 2005 students from Windber High School -- participants in the Adventures in Biotechnology Program -- who have formed a working partnership with researchers and leaders of the Windber Research Institute, will present their work to Congressman John P. Murtha.
Building on a world-class academic and medical research infrastructure and through the concerted effort of many regional stakeholders, the southwestern Pennsylvania region is expecting to create a biotech industry cluster of world prominence. To maintain this growth, and enhance the preparation of a workforce with relevant skills, PTEI and the Catalyst Connection have developed an Adventures in Biotechnology Program for high school students.
Adventures in Biotechnology is an eight-week working partnership between a team of students from a southwestern Pennsylvania high school and a biotech business or industry. The project provides high school juniors the opportunity to enhance their academic and technical skills by working directly with company employees to identify and solve business issues and/or design and build a product or to re-engineer an existing product, process, or system. The project utilizes leadership, support, communication, and accountability strategies in order to increase the academic, technical, and business skills of students in a work-based learning experience.
The ultimate goal of Adventures in BioTechnology is to build a sustainable, exemplary practice model that may be replicated throughout the Commonwealth, and to become an integrated component of school science and technology curriculum, providing direct linkage to business and industry leaders within the growing field of biotechnology.
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