BIOL 408 - Virology Lab

Credits: (1)
Prereq/Corequisite(s): BIOL 409
The Virology lab course is designed to give students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in common laboratory techniques in modern virology. Students will learn first-hand how to perform infectious assays, microscopy techniques, and molecular protocols to detect, enumerate, and characterize viruses in environmental samples. As part of this lab, students will attempt to isolate novel bacteriophages from environmental samples. Credits count toward major.