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breakthroughs
Explore the Power and Promise of Biotechnology
Have you wondered how cancer treatments are discovered? How about COVID-19 diagnostic tests, or the latest gene and celltherapies? These are all the products of biotechnology, and they are transforming the future of medicine.
Biotechnology is the science behind medicine. It applies the molecules and processes found in nature to the improvementof human lives. It encompasses the molecular tools and techniques used in medical research and in the development ofdiagnostics, therapeutics, and more.
If you are interested in working to develop cures for diseases like cancer or Alzheimer’s, or in using biological processes todiscover better diagnostics or vaccines, then biotechnology may be the path for you!

The HOSA Competitive Event in Biotechnology
Bio-Rad Laboratories is a global leader in products for life science research, clinical diagnostics, and life scienceeducation. We are proud to sponsor the HOSA Competitive Event in Biotechnology, which encourages HOSA
members to explore career options and understand how biotechnology will impact the future of medicine.
Visit bio-rad.com/explorer for more information about how Bio-Rad supports life science education.

BIO-RADHOSA Competitive Event in Biotechnology

Top-scoring competitors from Round One move on to Round Two.
Round One: Written Test Topics

Round Two: Hands-On Skills Assessment• Industry practices and careers• Biotechnology in health• Governmental regulation of biotechnology• Basic laboratory skills: PPE, preparing solutions, and pipetting• Microbiology and cell culture• DNA structure and analysis• Bacterial transformation• Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)• Protein structure, function, and analysis• Immunological applications• Using micropipets and transfer pipets• Restriction digestion• DNA gel electrophoresis• DNA gel interpretation• Bradford protein quantitation assay• Bacterial transformation• Calculation of transformation efficiency• Qualitative ELISA

Visit HOSA.org for official event guidelines and grading rubrics.

Event Preparation Resources from Bio-Rad

Opportunity to Learn and Earn
The Bio-Rad biotechnology textbook is alignedwith the Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing
Exam (BACE), which certifies core skills for workin biotechnology labs.

Biotechnology:
A Laboratory Textbook ​The primary resource for theBiotechnology Competitive Event

HOSA Biotechnology Competitive
Event YouTube Playlist​ ​Videos that demonstrate the hands-on
skills in the Round Two Skills portion of
the competitive event

Visit bio-rad.com/HOSA to find these and other resources tohelp you prepare for the Competitive Event in Biotechnology.

Let your preparation for the competitive event also
serve as preparation for this industry-recognizedcredential and give yourself a competitive edge on
joining the workforce – in industrial or in academic
labs!
Visit
biotility.research.ufl.edu/bace for more information.

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