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4BiotechPipelineConnectingStudentsandIndustryMimickingthescienceofgeneticmodicationPimaCountyJTEDandTucsonUniedSchoolDistrictbioscienceinstructorsatTucsonandPuebloMagnetHighSchoolsareworkingwithindustryleaderstomodifycurriculumtobetterservestudentsandfutureemployers.LedbyPueblosDr.AndrewLettestheBiotechPipelineProjectbringsstudentsandindustrymemberstogethersothatbothstudentsandeducatorslearnwhattheindustryislookingforinfutureemployees.Itsaprojectmeanttobenetcurrentstudentsandthosethatfollowsincethendingswillbeusedtocreatecurriculumthatisalwaysrelevanttoaconstantlyevolvingindustry.Notonlythatbutapproximately240JTEDstudentswillhavethechancetonetworkandbuildconnectionsforfutureeducationandemploymentopportunities.Studentsalsolistentoindustryprofessionalsaboutbiotechnologycareersandgettoseeexactlyhowtheknowledgeandskillslearnedinclassarepreparingthemforfuturecareers.Theinternsgetthechancetounderstandthingsatahigherlevelbecausetheyhavetotalkaboutitandthatsfantastic.Dr.LettessaidtheprogramisseekingmoreinvolvementfromthebusinesscommunityandbiotechservicesinTucson.WeneedmorebiosciencermstojointhisprocessLettessaid.WhatwedohaveareUniversityofArizonapartners.InLettesclassroomagradstudentfromtheUAassistsinclassonceperweekasstudentsworkwithMRIscansofmiceandstudytheeffectsofhighbloodpressureonbrainregionsize.AUAprincipalinvestigatoralsoprovidedaguestlectureontherelatedtopicofAlzheimersdisease.WellbetouringtheirlabnextmonthLettessaid.LettesemployshisthirdyearbiotechstudentsincludingseniorAshleyParraasinterns.IthinkitskindoflikebeingaTAincollegeshesaid.Itsalotoffun.Weroamaroundtheclassandwehelptheadvancedstudentswiththeirresearchinadditiontodoingourown.Parraplanstopursuehighereducationandacareerinveterinarymedicineworkingwithexoticanimals.IntheclassroomParraaidsadvancedstudentsastheyuseaprogramcalledImageJanimageprocessingprogramfrequentlyusedattheUniversityofArizona.AtabusinesstheyllstillbeusingthatprogramorsomethingverysimilarLettessaid.Theinternsgetthechancetounderstandthingsatahigherlevelbecausetheyhavetotalkaboutitandthatsfantastic.AHybridProgramCreatestheRightEnvironmentTotakeaPimaCountyJTEDcoursethatoffershands-onrelevantexperiencesortotakeanadvancedplacementcoursewhichcanoffercollegecreditThatisnolongerthequestionatCatalinaFoothillsHighSchool.InstructorsandadministratorsworkedtogethertocreateauniquehybridprogramcalledEnvironmentalSciencethatcombinesAPwithCTEJTED.Thiscombinationhasbeen