BioMarin Reflection
During our trip to BioMarin, we saw many wondrous things that we never thought existed. We saw various different tools and machines in the fields of cell culture, protein purification, and analytical chemistry.
In the field of Cell Culture, we saw machines like bioreactors, (which grow cells for multiple different uses across biotech), laminar flow hoods (which allow for working in a sterile environment), and autoclaves (another machine which allows for sterile work). All of these machines provide many abilities towards the developments of medical drugs for people who need them.
In the field of Protein Purification, the bio-technicians work to create proteins that serve important purposes in drugs. Some of the tools and processes they use to carry out this function are things like High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), which allows for certain proteins to be located once mixtures are combined with each other to create the proteins.
In the field of Analytical Chemistry, many many complicated processes are done to create compounds and mixtures that will all work in harmony with each other to form a remedy to a human problem, which will be developed into a medical drug.
In the end, I really enjoyed the trip to BioMarin. I thought it was a very educational outing and I felt like I learned a lot. I would recommend this trip again to kids who take this class next year.
In the field of Cell Culture, we saw machines like bioreactors, (which grow cells for multiple different uses across biotech), laminar flow hoods (which allow for working in a sterile environment), and autoclaves (another machine which allows for sterile work). All of these machines provide many abilities towards the developments of medical drugs for people who need them.
In the field of Protein Purification, the bio-technicians work to create proteins that serve important purposes in drugs. Some of the tools and processes they use to carry out this function are things like High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), which allows for certain proteins to be located once mixtures are combined with each other to create the proteins.
In the field of Analytical Chemistry, many many complicated processes are done to create compounds and mixtures that will all work in harmony with each other to form a remedy to a human problem, which will be developed into a medical drug.
In the end, I really enjoyed the trip to BioMarin. I thought it was a very educational outing and I felt like I learned a lot. I would recommend this trip again to kids who take this class next year.