BE.109  Laboratory Fundamentals in
Biological Engineering

Spring 2004

EXCITING STATE OF THE ART LABORATORY COURSE AVAILABLE THIS SPRING FROM THE
BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION

Join us T&Th

Lecture:    T 11-12      Th 11-12               Lab:    T 1-5     Th 1-5

Instructors:   A. Belcher,  B. Engelward,  N. Kuldell, and  L. Samson

Teaching Assistants:    Aarthi Chandrasekharan,  Chung-Wei Lee,  Min-Soo Noh,  Samantha Sutton,  Xinfeng Zhou

Enrollment will be limited; Preregistration is required.                                        Preregister via email: NKuldell@mit.edu 

BE.109 Fulfills the Following Requirements:

PreMed
Institute Laboratory Course
BME Minor Elective
Tox & Env. Health  Minor Elective
Note: Due to a recent change in the Chem. Eng. Dept., BE109 no longer serves as a restricted elective for Course 10.

 

MODULE 1: Protein Engineering - Practice with a state-of-the-art combinatorial library screening methodology.  Learn about the chemistry of binding affinity. 

MODULE 2: Protein Chemistry - Learn how to perform studies of enzyme kinetics.

MODULE 3: Genetic Engineering - Learn how to manipulate DNA sequences in a post-genomics world.  Hands-on vector design and construction using cutting edge technologies.   Also, learn about mammalian cell culture, cell differentiation, and homologous recombinational repair.

MODULE 4: Phenotypic Engineering  - Learn how to manipulate gene expression in eukaryotic cells using RNAi and how to develop assays for quantitative automated phenotypic readouts using array technology. 

 

 

 

Comments from former Students who took BE109:


"I think it's a great class!  The class was awesome because you learned so much... and it's all very interesting."  
 
"I'm glad I took BE109 - - And have recommended it to my friends.  The profs were great...“           

"Very good organization.  Instructors were enthusiastic and helpful.“            

"I loved the information and lab techniques/experiments in all four modules.  I think these are skills that I will take with me to the workplace, to UROPs, and/or to grad school.  Some of these experiments/techniques I could have never learned if it were not for this class.  Thank you!!"