Protein Research Methods
BIO4109.01
Course Description
Summary
Research questions in cell biology and biochemistry often require the ability to study the proteins at the heart of the inquiry. This course will give students hands-on experience quantifying proteins, detecting protein expression, measuring enzymatic activity, assessing protein-protein interactions, purifying proteins, and visualizing fluorescently-labeled proteins in vivo.
Learning Outcomes
- students will gain comfort with basic protein-focused laboratory research techniques
- students will gain experience designing, executing, troubleshooting, and analyzing experiments
- students will gain experience learning both with and from peers and collaborating
- students will cultivate the practice of keep clear and meaningful notes to enable experiments to be repeated not only by yourself, but by others
Prerequisites
Cell Biology with lab and/or Genetics with lab. Others may inquire and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Please contact the faculty member : amcclellan@bennington.edu