Description

This module is a component of the course “Current Methods in Molecular and Translational Biology” that is designed to introduce students to methods they can apply to their own research and to evaluate the rationale and pros and cons of specific techniques that are employed in experiments they are exposed to at seminars and conferences. The module provides an overview of state-of-the-art methods and model systems used in modern studies of biological systems from the cell to the tissue and organ level in various organismal models. Both invertebrate and vertebrate models will be introduced, as well as primary and immortalized cell lines, iPS models, organoids, lab-on-a-chip, bioprinted, computational models and digital pathology using AI. Both dynamic and static models will be described. Depending on a student’s project, this course can be taken as an elective to satisfy the 3-units Methods in Molecular Translational Biology (MTB) course required by MTB program students, in combination with any of the other three modules of the Course for 2-3 credits, or as a stand-alone 1-credit course by any GSBS student or students from affiliated institutions. Audit is permitted.