Advanced Molecular Laboratory Skills

Full course description

This course focuses on experimental research methods and reporting. The main goal is to provide students with sufficient laboratory skills to successfully complete more advanced skills and projects in chemistry and biology/biochemistry related to (bio)molecular laboratory research. During the lab days, students will perform a set of biology and chemistry experiments. The different experiments are connected and form one integrated experiment. Parts of the experiments have an emphasis on biological or biochemical aspects of molecular research, while other experiments focus more on chemical aspects. For the final lab day, students have to design their own protocol for an experiment in which the results of the earlier experiments will be combined. The course will be structured in the Research-Based Learning (RBL) format, with room for student initiatives and ideas.

Course objectives

To be able to efficiently plan experiments related to molecular research in chemistry, biology and biochemistry;
To understand and execute protein extraction, separation and analysis tools frequently used in a (bio)chemical and biological laboratory;
To be able to accurately follow and develop scientific protocols and procedures;
To be able to correctly use a lab notebook and do scientific reporting in the form of scientific reports.

Prerequisites

PRA1101

Co-requisites:

None

Advanced Molecular Laboratory Skills