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BIO 268
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Title: | Cell Biology and Immunology |
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Long Title: | Cell Biology and Immunology |
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Course Description: | Provides an introduction to research in cell biology. Students perform hands-on laboratory techniques to include cell isolation and culture, subcellular fractionation, protein isolation, protein and enzyme assays, electrophoresis and various monoclonal-antibody techniques. It is part of the Biotechnology Program Professional/Vocational Core. |
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Min Credit: | 4 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Demonstrate a familiarity with how research is carried out, what it is like to work in a research environment, and what career paths are available to them.
II. Design and implement various types of solutions and media that are commonly used in biomedical research laboratories.
III. Isolate, culture, and manipulate living eukaryotic cells.
IV. Isolate and manipulate intracellular proteins.
V. Isolate various organelles, and perform a variety of assays on isolated cellular components.
VI. Demonstrate an understanding of the differences between cancer cells and normal cells, and condcut hands-on comparisons.
VII. Implement immunological procedures that are commonly used in biomedical research, using cancer research as a model.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Introduction to the Modern Biology Laboratory
II. Working With Cells I: Chemistry in the Cell Biology Laboratory
III. Working With Cells II: Acquiring Cells and Keeping Them Alive
IV. Isolating Cell Components I: Protein Biochemistry
V. Isolating Cell Components II: Subcellular Fractionation
VI. Cancer Cell Biology
VII. Immunological Research Methods in Cell Biology and Cancer Research
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