BIOTECHNOLOGY B: PROTEINS

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Students will learn fundamental skills applicable to any biotechnology laboratory with particular focus on downstream manufacturing processes in bio-manufacturing. Skills include maintenance of an industry standard notebook, preparation and sterilization of solutions, reagents and media; utilization of good aseptic technique, proper use and maintenance of laboratory equipment, adherence to quality control protocols, lab safety regulations, in vitro translation, large scale protein expression and purification, modification, western blot analysis, ELISA, antibody tagging and fluorescent microscopy. Compliance with industry standards and regulations will be incorporated into course procedures. Transfers to MiraCosta Biomanufacturing BS program.