Putkey, John. Three semester hour. Fall, annually. Grading System: Letter Grade. Prerequisite: GS21 1017: Foundations of Biomedical Research or 2 semesters of undergraduate biochemistry.
The goal of this course is to instruct students in cutting edge methodologies that relate to both structural and molecular biology. The class will
consistsof 43 1-hour lectures held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Individual lecturers are chosen from multiple GSBS Graduate Programs based on their expertise in the relevant technologies. The lectures will provide a sound foundation in the principles, appropriate applications, and limitations of a repertoire of techniques ranging from qRT-PCR to metabolomic profiling to basic recombinant protein expression and analysis. The course is designed to act synergistically with techniques covered in the Core Course.