BT 211 - Intro to Immunoassays Lab

Credit Hours: 1.5

Immunoassays involve a rapid and sensitive detection of pathogens, contaminants, and constituents essential to pharmaceuticals, forensic toxicology, agrochemicals, food technology and environmental monitoring. This laboratory course will be taken as a co-requisite with BT 210. Students will apply understanding of the basic principles of immunoassays from the lecture BT 210 to perform, evaluate results, and troubleshoot the immunoassay techniques used in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

apply basic immunoassay concepts and techniques learned in lecture;
define categories of immunoassay methodologies;
demonstrate professional behavior through working both independently and in groups to solve problems and perform analyses; and
understand and explain results from laboratory assignments.

Prerequisites: BI 110
Corequisites: BT 210
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