MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES III: ASSAY DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Biotechnology MS Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Employ effective scientific communication methods demonstrating knowledge and skills when: writing scientific papers, preparing detailed scientific protocols, critiquing scientific journal articles in drug discovery, and developing and presenting detailed scientific presentations. Audience: Graduate 2. Determine how protein kinase and cytochrome P450 enzyme assay technologies are used in the drug discovery process. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform and evaluate multiple assay formats (luminescent, fluorescent, colorimetric) including, but not limited to: Cytochrome P450 enzymes, kinase assay technologies, cell culture techniques, and genome editing and CRISPR/Cas-9. Audience: Graduate 4. Compare and contrast the roles that fluorescent microscopy, high content screening, and in vivo imaging play in the drug discovery process and biotechnology. Audience: Graduate 5. Analyze and interpret scientific data and quality control measures as they relate to biotechnology and drug discovery, facilitating critical thinking. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Employ effective scientific communication methods demonstrating knowledge and skills when: writing scientific papers, preparing detailed scientific protocols, critiquing scientific journal articles in drug discovery, and developing and presenting detailed scientific presentations. Audience: Graduate 2. Determine how protein kinase and cytochrome P450 enzyme assay technologies are used in the drug discovery process. Audience: Graduate 3. Perform and evaluate multiple assay formats (luminescent, fluorescent, colorimetric) including, but not limited to: Cytochrome P450 enzymes, kinase assay technologies, cell culture techniques, and genome editing and CRISPR/Cas-9. Audience: Graduate 4. Compare and contrast the roles that fluorescent microscopy, high content screening, and in vivo imaging play in the drug discovery process and biotechnology. Audience: Graduate 5. Analyze and interpret scientific data and quality control measures as they relate to biotechnology and drug discovery, facilitating critical thinking. Audience: Graduate