Feb 14, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

CH 346 - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Techniques (3)

This course uses modern biochemical and molecular biology techniques to help students develop hands-on technical skills and scientific critical thinking skills that are necessary in the laboratory. Students will develop basic laboratory skills and then use these techniques to develop an original course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE).  Techniques may include: buffer preparation, computer imaging of proteins, PCR, primer design, bacteria transformation, gene cloning, gel electrophoresis, DNA sequencing, restriction digest, enzyme kinetics, and protein purification and analysis. When chosen as part of the Standard Track Capstone sequence, this course meets the Capstone requirement for Biology and Professional Health Science majors. Two 3-hour blocks of laboratory per week, which will include at least 1 hour of lecture time per week. Prerequisite: CH 216 . Corequisite: BI 318  or BI 342 CH 342  or BI 345 CH 345 . SP.