LABORATORY AND INSTRUMENTATION METHODS
Teaches the theory and application of many common laboratory techniques and instruments used in drug discovery and development. Includes a laboratory component to teach safety and basic techniques necessary for working in a lab. Instruction begins with basic techniques and builds upon these techniques to instruct in proper sample preparation and handling for analysis using a variety of analytical instrumentation.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in the MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Applied Drug Development Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Practice good laboratory techniques including proper handling of instrumentation, aseptic methods, and record keeping Audience: Graduate 2. Explain the fundamentals of DNA science and be able to isolate genomic DNA and perform allelic discrimination Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the fundamentals of chromatography and be able to apply them to small molecule analysis Audience: Graduate 4. Practice routine cell culture techniques including aseptic methods, passaging cells and performing routine toxicity assays Audience: Graduate 5. Know the different methods to quantify and visualize protein and be able to quantify and visualize proteins in biological samples Audience: Graduate 6. Recognize the basic mechanisms of cellular toxicity and be able to measure toxic effects of compounds on cells grown in culture Audience: Graduate 7. Describe the fundamentals of mass spectrometry and be able to apply these to both small molecules and proteins Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Practice good laboratory techniques including proper handling of instrumentation, aseptic methods, and record keeping Audience: Graduate 2. Explain the fundamentals of DNA science and be able to isolate genomic DNA and perform allelic discrimination Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the fundamentals of chromatography and be able to apply them to small molecule analysis Audience: Graduate 4. Practice routine cell culture techniques including aseptic methods, passaging cells and performing routine toxicity assays Audience: Graduate 5. Know the different methods to quantify and visualize protein and be able to quantify and visualize proteins in biological samples Audience: Graduate 6. Recognize the basic mechanisms of cellular toxicity and be able to measure toxic effects of compounds on cells grown in culture Audience: Graduate 7. Describe the fundamentals of mass spectrometry and be able to apply these to both small molecules and proteins Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027