Course coordinators:
William S Powell  Meakins-Christie Labs, Room 308 3626 St. Urbain Street Tel: (514) 398-3864 ext. 094071 |
Simon Rousseau Meakins-Christie Labs, Room 233 (New addition) 3626 St. Urbain Street Tel: (514) 398-3864 ext. 094148 |
EXMD 609 is intended to introduce students to a variety of basic techniques used in medical research. Lectures and, in some cases, demonstrations given on the following topics: spectroscopy, cell culture, immunological techniques, including flow cytometry, confocal and electron microscopy, immunocytochemistry, laser capture microdissection, cell and molecular motility, receptor interactions, and in vivo imaging. The course requirements include a seminar and term paper (on the same topic) as well as a final exam. This course is complementary to EXMD 610 (Molecular Methods in Biomedical Research. There is no overlap between the two courses and students may take either or both courses.
This is the primary website for EXMD 609. All available information about this course can be found here, except handouts for the lectures, which are available on MyCourses. There is a link to this site on the WebCT Vista site for the course.
Most of the lectures will be given at the MUHC-RI (Glen site - see map), although some lectures will be given at other locations. Make sure you check the schedule to see where the lecture will be held.
You will need to present a seminar as part of the course requirements. You will receive some written feedback after your seminar, which you should consider carefully when you prepare your term paper, which will be on the same topic. The seminars will be evaluated by both faculty members as well as by the students. The marks for the seminars will be the averages of the faculty marks and the student marks (each with equal weight). You must select the topic for your seminar/term paper from the list. If you have previously taken EXMD 609 you must select a topic significantly different from the one you chose for that course. No topic can be chosen by more than one person, so it is advisable to select your topic as soon as possible.
