CHEM 354 - Techniques in Biotechnology and Biochemistry (4 credits)

(Prereq: CHEM 112/CHEM 112L) This course is designed to give student laboratory experience to better prepare them for graduate school and the job market. The techniques students can anticipate learning are: basic spectrophotometry, enzymology, protein purification from a crude tissue sample, ELISA, Western Blot, macromolecular synthesis, molecular cloning, SDS-PAGE and DNA electrophoresis. The lecture is designed to present the theory of each laboratory exercise, new technologies, science ethics and job preparation skills. F.