BIOSC188 (or 888N): Students work in teams in an internship-like environment. Ether produce original work for the Soil Microbiome Project, or develop a manufacturing process to make Phyllostart here on campus. Guiding principles of biotechnology operations (quality systems, project managment, teamwork, QA, QC, customer satisfaction, product development, oversight and compliance, supply chain, manufacturing) are introduced and applied to production of data and analysis for a multi-year research project with internal and external customers.
Offered in Fall Semesters: for Fall 2025, BIOSC188-3644 meets Tuesdays 5:50-9:00PM. (The non-credit version, BIOSC888N-3645 meets at the same place and time) First meeting is August 26.
What happens in the course?
Skills in
- Project management (including timely preparation of deliverables)
- QA/QC
- Documentation (notebook, batch records, data logs)
Knowledge of
- Bioinformatics
- Microbiology
- Agronomic traits and measurements
Ability to
- Continuous improvement
- Communication and teamwork
- Supply chain
Who should take this?
- Biotechnology majors
- Biology majors
- STEM majors
- Similar to an internship environment
What types of jobs does it prepare for?
- Compliance Specialist
- Product development associate
- Validation specialist
More details about Biotechnology Operations here