BCHM 311 General Biochemistry Laboratory Units: 3.00
The BCHM 311 Laboratory experiments introduce the experimental nature of Biochemistry. Fundamental techniques of biochemical research are illustrated through a variety of experiments demonstrating various aspects of biochemical theory and practice.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Laboratory, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a LISC Specialization Plan.
Corequisite BCHM 315/3.0.
Exclusion BCHM 310/9.0; BCHM 317/6.0; BCHM 318/3.0; BCHM 319/3.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Use and understand the limitations of a variety of equipment used in biochemical studies.
- Work with samples on a microliter and microgram scale.
- Appropriately present, analyze and interpret a variety of experimental biochemical data.
- Demonstrate the presentation of experimental results in the form of written laboratory reports.
- Use sequence viewing and molecular graphics software to perform multiple sequence alignments, examine the structures of proteins and identify intermolecular interactions.
- Apply molecular biology knowledge to the design of molecular cloning experiments.
- Identify and use various techniques for purification of proteins.