From scientific research to high school teaching biotechnology Chen Jiayi uses expired milk to attract students to the classroom

Most of the researchers have developed in universities or in the business world, but Chen Jiayi, who had taught at Baptist University and City University, chose to teach at Tang Naiqin Junior High School in Mobil Po Leung Kuk as a lecturer in biotechnology a few years ago.

Chen Jiayi explained that when she was engaged in scientific research at the university and when she transferred to the science park biotechnology company to develop drugs, she found that fewer and fewer young people entered the industry. Subjects.” I happened to meet Tang Naiqin Junior High School recruiting teaching staff with scientific research experience, so I decided to join as a lecturer. First, he can continue scientific research experiments. Second, he can attract capable and talented students in middle school to choose scientific research and cultivate future scientific research talents. .

Under her leadership, the student team of Tang Naiqin Junior High School found that barley bugs would eat styrofoam, plastic wrap, and even masks during the epidemic, which is expected to degrade plastic.

Chen Jiayi, a lecturer in biotechnology at Tang Naiqin Junior High School.

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Served as a lecturer at two universities and transferred to a biotechnology company to do drug research and development

Chen Jiayi, a lecturer in biotechnology at Tang Naiqin Junior High School, said that he has been engaged in scientific research for more than ten years after graduating from university. He has served as lecturer at Baptist University and City University. Many of them are economics and accounting, and they are guaranteed to get the subject of work.” Few local students in Hong Kong choose to study for undergraduate courses. She transferred to Science Park Biotechnology Company to do drug research and development work and found it difficult to hire people. By chance, she happened to meet Tang Naiqin Junior High School recruiting with scientific research experience. The teaching staff of, then decided to "start from the source", and the middle school field will develop future human resources.

Huang Zhongqi, Dean of Tang Naiqin Junior High School, explained that about ten years ago, he had valued the development potential of major innovation courses. Under the new school system of DSE, the number of students choosing repair courses has decreased. Potential, I hope to equip students, but the cost of biotechnology was high and it was difficult to develop at the secondary school level. Until a few years ago, when biotechnology emerged in the Mainland, instruments and experimental objects became affordable, which made him feel "there is a way out."

We don’t just engage in activities and have fun, but the department wants to cultivate talents and love scientific research!

Huang Zhongqi, Dean of Tang Naiqin Junior High School

Spend more than 5 million to add biotechnology to the constant course

With the support of the Incorporated Management Committee, the school prepared for biotechnology education in the 2018/19 academic year, including freezing four teaching ranks, using resources for hiring faculty and laboratory personnel with "practical" scientific research experience to assist in designing courses And lead students to do scientific research.

In addition, it spent 2.5 million yuan to build a biotechnology laboratory, together with the quality education fund allocation of more than 1 million yuan, and the support of the school sponsoring group, a total of more than 5 million yuan, starting from the 2019/20 school year to include biotechnology in the regular curriculum .

Chen Jiayi described middle school students as being more active in asking questions and participating than college students.

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Chen Jiayi said that middle school students are more active in asking questions and participating than college students, but if the theory is too deep, "the most interested students will feel it." In the end, it was discovered that starting with food, students were asked to analyze the genes of strawberry pears and use expired milk to inoculate bacteria. , Attracting many students to participate in the classroom.

The school has four special lessons in every semester at all levels to teach biotechnology. In Form 1, you will learn about microorganisms and antibiotics, in Form 2 you will learn about DNA, and in Form 3 you will learn to detect genetically modified foods.

Chen Jiayi bluntly said that the road to scientific research is not easy, and not everyone is interested in scientific research, but hopes that "they (students) know that there is a way out for science" and attract capable and talented students to choose scientific research.

Huang Zhongqi, director of Tang Naiqin Junior High School of Baoliang Bureau, said that the school’s biotechnology education cleaning fee is about 200,000 to 300,000 yuan per academic year, and it is expected to cost about 500,000 yuan per year from the next school year.

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Tang Naiqin Junior High School is a subsidized school for boys and girls. There are 6 classes at all levels. There are about 59 places in Secondary One. The tuition is free.

After completing the Form 3 course, students can go directly to Po Leung Kuk Zhuang Departure Preparatory College.

Huang Zhongqi revealed that Zhuang Qicheng Preparatory College will start biotechnology courses in high schools from the next academic year to allow students to continue to receive biotechnology education and cultivate young people who are interested and aspiring in scientific research.

Tang Naiqin Junior High School will hold four physical entrance lectures this Saturday (11th). Due to the epidemic, the campus tour will be converted to VR.

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