BIO 396 RES METH: CANCER & CELL CYCLE

Students will work as a team with the professor on a collaborative research project related to Dr. Grossel's cancer research. The research team will learn to design and conduct experiments and to present the findings in poster and/or seminar format. The class will engage a specific question with the goal of learning general research skills and specific cell and molecular biology techniques. The class will meet together for 90 minutes each week with additional time of at least 90 minutes required for research teams to conduct experiments and culture bacteria, yeast or mammalian cells, as required. Students who complete this class will be well-prepared to conduct an honors thesis.