HTL 602 - Practicum in Clinical Research Techniques

2 Credit Hours
The student will develop working knowledge of laboratory techniques that are prevalent in a clinical research environment. The student will develop working knowledge of flow cytometry principles and methods for specimen preparation. Fundamentals of cell culture aseptic techniques, including primary cell isolation from tissue or propagation of established cell line will be covered. Principles of microscopy and photo-documentation of micrographs and gross images, introduction to EM and confocal microscopy, laser capture microdissection techniques, and fundamentals of PCR are all included in the practicum.