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Biotechnology

The Teachers' Domain Biotechnology Collection is a collaboration of WGBH Educational Productions, WGBH Interactive, and WGBH Media Library. Major funding for this project is provided by the Amgen Foundation.

Production Credits

Project Management

Denise Blumenthal

Karen Cariani

Christine Dietlin

Howard Lurie

Peter Pinch

Ted Sicker

Amy Tonkonogy

Resource Production Team

Jon Alper

Peter Beardsley

Steven Bedard

Joe Brandt

Anna Brooks

Melissa Cooperman

Bob Donahue

Julie Ecker

Irena Fayngold

Jessica Gidal

Jill Goldberg

Daniel Hart

Jason Kahn

Daniel Paquin

Christopher Riegle

Lisa Rosenthal

Christian Wise

New Video and Interactive Production

"Associate Scientist Andres Berrio," "Chemist and Biologist Catherine Drennan," and "Quality Control Microbiologist" produced by Irena Fayngold

"Research Assistant Sandra Bustamante" and "Synthetic Biologist Karmella Haynes" produced by Jessica Gidal

"Careers in Biotechnology" produced by Steven Bedard

Melissa Cooperman, Still Photographer

Bob Freeman, Sound

Dan Paquin, Developer

Christian Wise, Senior Designer

Ken Willinger, Camera

Music for New Video Production

"Breakthrough," Written by D.Vye/J.Reynolds/T.Caris

"Arms Around the World," Written by Leon Ayers Jr.

"The Return Of The Manbag," Performed by Redtenbacher's Funkestra, Written by Stefan Redtenbacher and Thomas Foyer

"The Fox," Performed by 11 Acorn Lane, Writtten by Neal Pawley and Thomas Foyer

"Big 3", "Reasons to Get Fit", "Quiet Urban Night" and "Bright Attitude" composed by Tom Phillips.

Business Management

Sue Chalifoux

Maria Constantinides

Polly Searles

Advisors

Shahira Badran, Bunker Hill Community College

Don DeRosa, Boston University School of Medicine

Melinda Joncas, Greater Lawrence Technical School

Lisa Rapp, Springfield Technical Community College

Lesson Plan

Ellyn Daugherty, Advisor

Christopher Riegle, Writer

Marketing and Outreach

Daniella Quinones

Copy Editor

Cynthia Bond

Video Closed Captioning

Media Access Group

Special Thanks

Suzanne Grillo, Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation

Lance Hartford, Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation

Constance Phillips, Boston University School of Medicine

Bob Ross, Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation

Resource Credits

ABC News VideoSource

Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Amgen, Inc.

Andres Berrio

Austin Community College

Biogen Idec Inc.

BioMedia Associates

Brystol-Myers Squibb

Catherine Drennan

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Chariton Valley Resource Conservation and Development, Inc.

CityLab Academy/Boston University School of Medicine

Conchi Garcia-Rama Pacheco

Cynthia Kenyon

Dolan DNA Learning Center (www.dnalc.org) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Elsa & Ira Kleinman family of Louis Levenson

Gary Daniel

Getty Images

Harvard University Life Sciences/HHMI Outreach Program

Iowa Public Television

iStockphoto

ITN

Janelle Thompson

Jorge Bermejo Rodriguez

Jupiterimages Corporation (Clipart.com)

Karmella Haynes

Kevin Eggan / Harvard Stem Cell Institute

KQED QUEST

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MicroAngela (Tina Weatherby Carvalho)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Naval Historical Center

Patricia Garcia-Rama Pacheco

Philip Meaden

Phototake

Richard Rachubinski, University of Alberta

Ruben Juanes

Sandra Bustamante

Snyder Lab at Yale University

Stephen Jennings

Troy Van Voorhis

University of Nebraska, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Webb Chappell

wikipedia.org

Yet-Ming Chiang


Special Collection Page Image Credits

In clockwise order, from top center, then center photos

Corn (top center): © WGBH Educational Foundation

Daphnee (middle right): © WGBH Educational Foundation

Hand X-ray (bottom right): © Amgen, Inc.

Scientist holds test tube in purple gloved hand (bottom left): © Amgen, Inc.

Gene comparison (top left): © WGBH Educational Foundation

Scientist with mask (center): © WGBH Educational Foundation

Special thanks to AFTRA and AF of M for granting permission to use segments produced with participation of their members.