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Growing Industry Response to Cell Culture Classes
Once
considered a somewhat esoteric approach that had no relevance
to in situ physiological processes, cultivation
of cells has pervaded cell biology, developmental biology,
immunology, biochemistry, and molecular biology in recent
years. Prepping students with these skills while in college
gives them highly valued experience that can help them
secure a position and prepare them for their new duties
after graduation. In fact, industry response to this course
has been universally enthusiastic.
Create
a Customized Text
Cell
Culture Laboratory Exercises provides simple, reproducible
exercises that incorporate many of the techniques currently
in use at research laboratories. Each exercise is designed
to build upon each previous exercise, with the cumulative
result being that students learn to generate their own
cultures for subsequent experiments and derive samples
for various technical analyses by harvesting cultures
from earlier laboratories.
However,
individual labs can also be combined in any order to create
a custom textbook
for your school. Instructors can further customize their
text by writing additional labs—which can also earn
royalties for you, your department, or school.
Proven
Cell Culture Laboratories
Because
each exercise has been used for years by the authors,
the labs have undergone considerable refinement and troubleshooting.
In addition to providing helpful information for students,
the authors include a list of required materials and sources,
as well as helpful hints for instructors and laboratory
assistants preparing lab sessions.
Key
Features
- The
text incorporates many of the techniques currently in
use at research laboratories.
- The
exercises are designed to help students gain familiarity
with the general operation of a cell culture laboratory,
and to help them incorporate cell culture techniques
into their own research.
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The labs require students to maintain a standard industry-grade
laboratory notebook to track work and understand deviations
in results.
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A lecture component accompanies the laboratories, rather
than the laboratories accompanying the lectures.
