BIOL 4040 - Laboratory in Cell Biology

Introduces students to experimental approaches, including mammalian cell culture, gel electrophoresis, western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy, that are used to study both normal and pathological processes at the level of individual cells. The biological theme of the course will be Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders. One laboratory lecture and one afternoon laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 3000



Credits: 3