This course is a practical laboratory course that introduces students to advanced laboratory techniques in chemistry and molecular biology. The emphasis is on providing students with laboratory techniques and theory that are of current value in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. These industries require professionals who have a strong background in organic chemistry, molecular biology and genomics. Some experiments will incorporate a problems-based learning approach, where students must research background material in order to complete an assigned project experiment.
Prerequisite: CHEM 322/324 (C- minimum) and BIOL 323, BIOL 335 (C- minimum); BIOL 415/425 and CHEM 442 are recommended.