Biotechnology Skills
Issued by
University of Cincinnati
This record of completion is awarded by the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash, Biology Department. Earners complete the Biotechnology Assistant course and demonstrate skills in lab operations, including lab safety, aseptic technique, instrumentation, solution prep, and data analyses. Earners perform assays following SOPs for Gram staining, biosafety cabinet use, fluorescence microscopy, qPCR, and ChemiDoc. Earners gain core knowledge for entry-level biomedical research and biotechnology roles.
- Type Learning
- Time Days
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Aseptic Techniques
- Biosafety
- Biotechnology
- ChemiDoc Imaging System
- Data Analysis
- Data documentation
- Design Of Experiments (DOE)
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Gram Staining
- Information Analysis
- Instrumentation
- Laboratory Safety
- Laboratory Techniques
- Media and Reagent Preparation
- Medical Research
- Plasmid Purification
- Problem Solving
- qPCR
- Regulatory Compliance
- Regulatory Requirements
- Research
- Solution Preparation
- SOP Compliance
Earning Criteria
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Complete the Biotechnician Assistant 5-day bootcamp, demonstrating core skills in biotechnology laboratory operations, including lab safety, aseptic technique, instrumentation, solution preparation, data documentation and routine assays.
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Complete a short online course as a learning activity outside instructional time, covering biotechnology competencies including practical lab skills, workplace safety, molecular biology, regulatory practices, data analysis, and experimental design. This activity reinforces core skills and prepares earners for entry-level roles as biotechnicians.