Show your students where life science leads in Ohio.

Mitosis. DNA replication. Protein synthesis. Add career context without adding to your workload through free curriculum, workshops, and industry access.

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Ensure that all students acquire the skills and knowledge to thrive in their future.

BioPathways equips teachers to:

  • Bridge the gap between careers in life science and the classroom
  • Give teeth to your teaching with insider knowledge
  • Implement classroom activities that connect students to the life sciences.

420+

educators joined the network in the first year

6,460

students registered for inaugural virtual visit

47

Ohio counties reached

Backed by the industry

BioPathways is the flagship education initiative of Ohio Life Sciences, representing nearly 4,900 businesses and 64,000 jobs.

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Find free, hands-on, industry-informed lessons

Access our open-source curriculum to connect students to work-based investigations and life science career pathways.

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Join our immersive teacher workshops

Engage in peer and industry collaboration and gain exclusive resources to explore Ohio’s growing biotech sector.

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Equip students for career pathways

Give students future access to opportunities in a $15 billion industry.

Get started with BioPathways

BioPathways connects Ohio’s 6th- through 12th-grade life science teachers with industry professionals.

Start in a workshop to do hands-on science—like building a “Protein Beast” or monitoring environmental quality.

Then, tour facilities like Andelyn Biosciences or AtriCure to see firsthand what students can expect from life sciences careers here in Ohio.

Classroom-ready lessons that connect science to careers

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High school (grade 9–12)

Quality control bioinformatics

How might we confirm the purity of biomanufactured proteins to ensure that only the intended recombinant protein is being produced in a given batch?

High school (grade 9–12)

Create a DNA protocol

What elements are necessary to remove DNA from a cell and in what quantities? What skills are necessary to be a successful group member?

Bring Ohio’s biotech labs into your classroom and step into them yourself

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