MCDB-1171 (2) Drug Discovery Through Hands-on Screens I

Provides introductory research and laboratory experience. Students will work in teams to screen small molecule libraries for novel antibiotics using the bacterium Salmonella as a model system. Topics covered include the basic biology of the model system, genetics, approaches to screening for new therapeutics, statistical analysis of the data, compound verification, and lead compound development. Requisites: Requires corequisite course of MCDB 1150.