To learn and understand:
- Basic laboratory skills and techniques.
- Protein expression techniques
- Gene expression techniques
- Necropsy techniques in animal models
- A metabolic assay in tissue or cell culture
To demonstrate knowledge by:
- Monitoring a Basic science technique occurring in human subjects
- Present at least one article related to an advanced technique during these two weeks within the group
| 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM | Lecture | Faculty member |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Approach to Hypothesis Driven Research & Developing Specific Aims | RT Sadikot |
| Day 2 | Basics of Molecular Biology | ML Brantly |
| Day 3 | Protein | L Moldawer |
| Day 4 | RNA | K Mohammad |
| Day 5 | DNA | N Kamal |
| Day 6 | Genomics & Proteomics | ML Brantly |
| Day 7 | Cell Studies Basics | Jorge Lascano |
| Day 8 | Animal Models For Human Diseases | M Mohammadzadeh |
| Day 9 | Bench to Bedside- How to apply basic studies to human diseases | RT Sadikot |
| Day 10 | Analysis of Data in a lab | G Wang |
| Day 11 | Molecular Biology Journal Club | Jorge Lascano |
| Practicum (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM): | Faculty member |
|---|---|
| Basic Laboratory Skills | R Roman |
| Cell Culture | Jorge Lascano |
| Protein | Z Yuan |
| RNA | R Roman |
| DNA | R Roman |
| Animal Studies | Z Yuan |