INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the central dogma of molecular biology and to insights on how medical biotechnology applications can be used to solve important social and medical problems for the benefit of humankind. Students will learn essential molecular biology techniques commonly used in modern research labs, including preparation of biological reagents, use of expression vectors, selective growth and transformation of bacteria, DNA synthesis and polymerase chain reactions (PCR), subcloning, electrophoresis and the use of bioinformatics databases and algorithms to design and perform successful cloning experiments. Prerequisite: BIOL1100 (4 credits)