Title: Welcome from Jean Bower, lead instructor of BTEC 1000
Course: BTEC-1000-301-302-303-F21

Dear Student,

Welcome to Biotech 1000: Engineering Life!

It's a great time to be taking this course, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the importance of biotech in our modern world. Tests, vaccines, and treatments are all products of biotechnology. Local companies like BioFire Diagnostics, BioFire Defense, and ARUP are heavily involved in those efforts, and all employ graduates of SLCC's Biotechnology program.

In BTEC 1000, you'll use the same lab tools the pros do, and learn how those technologies work. Our open lab format means you'll work through online material, then book lab time to proceed through the course at your own pace. In the lab, you'll have lots of one-on-one and small group interactions with instructors who want you to succeed, and love talking science. I hope you'll ask us lots of questions!

Until we meet in the lab,

Jean (aka Dr. Bower)