| Course Title: Laboratory Techniques in Protein Biochemistry |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course covers fundamental laboratory techniques in protein biochemistry and data analysis. The aims of this course are: 1) to provide students with practical knowledge and hands-on experience with some of the most common experimental methods used in biochemical research, and 2) to develop the skills in written and oral scientific communication. The course focuses on protein overexpression and purification and also includes reagent preparation, proper use of instrumentation, SDS-PAGE gel analysis, enzyme activity assays, protein structure viewing, experimental design and utilizing computers to analyze and present data. Laboratory safety is also emphasized. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:1.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Chandra Gravel | grave23c@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Laboratory | Tuesday | 01:30PM - 05:20PM | CARR - Carr | 108 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Coreq: BIOCH-311 students must co-enroll in this lab course. CHEM-312/BIOCH-312 students may co-enroll. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| 1-2CR0001 | 1-2CR: One and two credit undergraduate courses | |
| NEURO0001 | NEURO: Neuroscience & Behavior Major | This course has been approved to count towards the Neuroscience and Behavior major. |
| NEURO0002 | NEURO-LB: Neuroscience 300-level Lab | This course has been approved to count towards the Neuroscience and Behavior 300-level laboratory requirement. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 10 | Enrollment: 8 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |