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3HowSeedsofKnowledgeGrowSunnysideHighSchoolteacherStevenUyedahasnotbeendeterredbythefactthatsomeofTucsonssmallerrmslackthestaffandresourcestoprovidehisCTEJTEDbiosciencestudentswithjobshadowingexperiencesandinternships.Knowingthatrelevanthands-onexperiencesarecrucialtoanycareerandtechnicaleducationprogramUyedapartneredwithlocalnon-protorganizationstoprovidehisstudentsreal-worldexperiences.UyedasprojectwiththeArizona-SonoraDesertMuseuminvolvesidentifyinggeneticmarkersshowingrelationshipsbetweenmodern-dayTucsonfruittreesandthosethatFatherKinobroughttotheSonoranDesertthreecenturiesago.ThekeynoteformyprogramisworkingwiththecommunityUyedasaid.HeusedhisownbusinessandcommunityconnectionstopartnerwithlocalorganizationssuchastheArizona-SonoraDesertMuseumNativeSeedsSearchandtheUniversityofArizonasBIO5Institute.InsideUyedasBlueDevilBiotechLabsstudentsworkonclientprojectsthathelptheseorganizationspursuescienticinquiriesandstrengthenandbuildcommunitybonds.Uyedasaidhisprogramalsohasastrongecologicalandenvironmentalfocus.MoniqueTrujilloajuniorhonorsstudenthasbeeninUyedasbioscienceclassessinceherfreshmanyear.ShesaidthatthoughshesalwaysbeeninterestedinscienceparticipatinginUyedasCTEJTEDclasseshasopenedherinterestsevenmore.IdbeenplacedinhonorsbiologysinceIddonewellinmyscienceclassineighthgradeTrujillosaid.ThecoolestthingIdidfreshmanyearinBioscience1wasDNAextraction.GettingtoseethatDNAonagelwasreallyinteresting.HerexperiencethatyearpreparedTrujillotoworkonBlueDevilBiotechLabsclientprojects.OneofourprojectsforNativeSeedsSearchincludesextractingtheDNAofcornseedstondoutifthereisanyunwantedgeneticallymodiedDNAinitTrujillosaid.ThecoolestthingIdidfreshmanyearinBioscience1wasDNAextraction.YoucantcontrolthepollenUyedasaid.Youcantcontrolthepollinator.YoucantcontrolhowclosethatcornmighthavebeentoacommerciallotthathasgeneticallymodiedDNA.Wecouldperformaserviceforanon-protgroupthatmightcostthemtensofthousandsofdollarstogetdoneUyedasaid.AstheprogramgrowsIllbeworkingwithNativeSeedsSearchtogetotherprojectsstarted.Uyedasaidthattheopportunitiesitallowsforstudentstousepracticallabskillslearnedinclassissomethingthestudentscantakewiththemintofurtherschoolingortheworkplace.Trujillosaidshevaluestheexperiencesbecausetheywillhelpherdecidewhatpathshewilleventuallytake.Iwanttogointoalabmanagerialpositionshesaid.ImtakinginasmuchmicrobiologyandnumerousformsofbiologyasIcan.Shealsoplanstocontinuestudyingbiologyatauniversity.InsteadofjustdippingmytoesinImactuallydivingintoit.