Fundamentals of High-Containment Microbiology Operations and Research Laboratory

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This laboratory course is designed to provide a hands-on experience of practices used in microbiological research conducted in high-containment microbiology laboratory. Because medical/veterinary infectious diseases can cause significant morbidity and mortality, they must be handled with special precautions within biosafety level three facilities. The focus of this laboratory is on the special procedures and equipment used to conduct infectious disease research at the Laboratory for Infectious Disease Research (LIDR), a biosafety level three laboratory on campus. Because students will be working in a biosafety level three facility, an expectation of medical fitness is expected; generally healthy persons with a current medical condition must disclose this information to determine if they need a medical evaluation prior to participating in the laboratory. This laboratory course is a prerequisite for obtaining a certificate in High Containment Microbiology Operations and Research. Graded on A-F basis only. Credit Hour : 1 Prerequisites or Corequisites: MICRO 4500