LFSC 591 Biotechnology II

July 7-11, 2008
3 graduate credits

Syllabus [PDF]
Schedule [PDF]

This theory and hands-on activity workshop is for high school and junior college instructors with some experience teaching genetics and molecular biology. Taught by Drs. William Eggleston and Joseph Chinnici, VCU, Deborah Neely-Fisher, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Kristen Householder, Hanover County Public Schools, Virginia Public Schools, and Sharon Entwistle, Chesterfield County Public Schools. The course goal is to help moderately experienced instructors enhance their proficiency level and to identify and develop new ideas, resources and exercises to meet their teaching goals in genetics and molecular biology. The emphasis is on enhancing the knowledge and application of sterile technique, dilutions, pipetting, DNA and protein purification, electrophoresis, standard curves, recombinant DNA technology, PCR and more. 

Lead instructor
Dr. William Eggleston
E-mail: weggles@vcu.edu

For more information about these workshops, contact Anna Jones at (804) 828-8831 or Dr. Dick Rezba at (804) 828-1334.