Virology Laboratory

Catalog description

A laboratory course designed to introduce fundamental techniques used to study viruses in medicine, biotechnology and research. Emphasis is on procedures used to safely handle viruses, grow them in tissue culture, and the molecular biological, biochemical and immunological techniques used to detect and analyze viruses. This course is taught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students will have additional course requirements/expectations. Lab 4. Prerequisite: MIC 230 ; MIC 416 or concurrent enrollment, or BIO 306 ; three semesters of college chemistry to include organic chemistry; junior standing. Offered Fall.