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TO BE OFFERED IN-PERSON ON THE PROMEGA CAMPUS IN FITCHBURG, WI. 
Thank you to our generous sponsor, Promega Corporation!
Coordinators

BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute
Neuroscience Training Program, UW-Madison
Research & Development and Technical Support Services, Promega Corporation

COST
  • UW-Madison students and special students admitted to the course and who wished to receive 2 credits enrolled through the University registration system and remit tuition fees directly to the University.
  • For students who do not wish to receive university credits, a special rate of $1600 is offered. (Documentation of current enrollment in an academic institution was required for confirmation of this special rate.)
  • For company employees, faculty and all others, the fee is $1800.
Requirements
  • Eligibility: Graduate students, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry employees, secondary and post-secondary teachers, with a B.S. in either biology or chemistry and a minimum of one advanced course in molecular biology. Course enrollment is limited to 20 participants.
  • Application:  Submit a registration form.
    If you wish to receive graduate credit through UW-Madison
    , please be sure to use the comment section included in this form to detail your prior experiences using molecular biology and your learning goals for the week, as instructed on the form.

    If you do not wish to receive graduate credit through UW-Madison
    , please also share that information with us. Your enrollment in the course will be verified upon receipt of payment. Payment options are included in the registration form.
  • NOTE: UW-Madison Graduate Students wishing to receive credit: Please submit your registration form before [TBD]. We will review this document and let you know of your acceptance to the course.
Instructors
  • Dr. Richard Burgess (James D. Watson Emeritus Prof. of Oncology, UW-Madison)
  • Amy Prevost, Ph.D. (Education Director, BTC Institute)
Content

Topics covered during this week included: nucleic acid isolation from tissues and/or cells, amplification via PCR and qPCR, molecular cloning – from amplification to checking the orientation of the insert, plasmid purification, basics of Western blot, ICC and ELISA, purification of mammalian proteins using tags. Talks included protein characterization, epigenetics, and approaches to studying miRNAs, among others.

sample core techniques Course Syllabus

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