BIOL2301 - 01 - Experimental Biology Lab

(WI) Writing Intensive

This laboratory-based course will meet for six hours each week with the aim of training science students in the practice of science. Students will be trained in core biochemical, genetic, molecular, and cellular techniques while engaged in open-ended projects. Upon completion of this course, student-scientists will be able to culture bacteria and yeast cells, and employ these cultured organisms in biochemical and molecular experiments. Core techniques to be covered include (but are not limited to): microscopy (and state-of-the-art imaging methods), PCR, chromatography/electrophoresis, recombinant DNA methods, and other cellular techniques. Students will be capable of conducting laboratory investigations, accurately recording observations and critically analyzing experimental results. Students should be able to organize raw data into a final scientific report. This course is required for all biology majors.