SPECIALIZED TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 1 unit

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Specialized techniques using instrumentation and equipment currently being performed in the biotechnology industry and in biomedical research laboratories. Advanced instrumentation techniques may include: gel documentation, analysis, and imaging; electroporation/transfection; reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR); flow cytometry, cryostat sectioning, and emerging technologies. Emphasis on the scientific basis of the specialized techniques as well as the research and clinical importance. Total of 9 hours lecture and 27 hours laboratory.