Lab Syllabus

Cell going through anaphase Nerve cell Cell Schematic: Eukaryoke ATP

Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory

Biology 309L Y(Tuesday) and 309L Z(Wednesday)

DateExamination of Nuclear Components
Jan. 26/27Microscopy and Cell Fractionation
Feb. 02/03Preparation of Nuclear DNA/Histone Proteins for Future Cell Separation
Feb. 09/10Agarose Gel Electrophoresis of Nuclear DNA
Feb. 16/17SDS-PAGE of Histone Proteins



Cell Membranes and Transport
Feb. 23/24Liposome Formation as a Model for Cell Evolution



Forensic Investigation of a Murder on the Whitman Campus
Mar. 02/03Introduction to the Project and Collection of Evidence
Mar. 09/10Laboratory Experiments and Other Data Gathering...Building a Case
Mar. 30/31 Ladies and Gentlemen, Have You Reached a Verdict? (Oral Reports)
Apr. 06/07 No Lab due to Whitman Undergraduate Conference



Cell Culture Techniques
Apr. 13/14Establishing Primary Cell Lines and Subculture Methodology
Apr. 20/21Cell Adhesion in Human Fibroblasts
Apr. 27/28Independent Study of Cultured Cell Response to a Variable Condition
May 04/05Oral Reports on Cell Culture Experiment Results