Special Topics in Inflammation and Lipid Research

Catalog description

The elective is devoted to training students in the basic techniques of molecular biology and their application to the study of genes encoding proteins involved in cholesterol trafficking. The student will be expected to complete a thorough review of the literature in relevant areas of study. The student will learn basic statistical analysis and data presentation, maintain a laboratory notebook with records of experiments and clear, concise and informative notes. Attendance at lectures and laboratory meetings will be required. The student will design a specific project under the supervision of Dr. Reiss. This project will utilize several of the following techniques: cell culture, polymerase chain reaction, immunoblotting and microscopy. The student will conduct the experiments for this project and obtain data for analysis and presentation.