Teacher Training Opportunities

Summer 2025

Save the date! Our next opportunity for middle and high school teachers to be trained to implement the Amgen Abridged Labs and Colony PCR Lab in their classrooms will be held at San Diego Miramar College from July 14-16, 2025. ELISA training will also be offered (articulating teachers only). 

There is no cost to participate. Once trained, teachers may check out kits/consumables at no cost. If you are interested in participating, please contact tmilani@sdccd.edu.

Tentative Schedule

Monday Jul 14

Tuesday Jul 15

Wednesday Jul 16

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

9:30 am – 10:30 am

Overview of lab kits

ABE Colony PCR

ABE Lab 5A Part 2 (transformation results)

Crime Scene Lab & ABE Lab 1 (pipetting and gel electrophoresis of dyes)

 

Sign-up procedures

 

 

10:30 – 12:30  pm

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

ELISA (articulating teachers only)

ABE Lab 2A (restriction enzyme digestion)

ABE Lab 5A (transformation)

 

ABE Lab 4A (gel electrophoresis of DNA)

LabXchange

 

Note: Due to budget constraints, we are not able to offer stipends to teachers who complete the training.

Interested in Implementing the Complete Amgen Series?

If you are a teacher who is already trained in the Abridged Amgen Lab Series (Crime Scene/Lab1, Labs 2A-5A) and are interested in implementing the Complete Amgen Series (Labs 1-5), please contact tmilani@sdccd.edu.