Student Member Training

Members of The BioTrek Society are mandated to participate in a two-month intensive training on the following basic molecular techniques. Student members are expected to become familiar with the knowledge and skills required to implemented such methodologies. Taking into account that mastering a skill warrants repetition, student members are enouraged to practise. Additional information about each of the following methodologies and topics will be posted in the future.

• Solution preparation and handling (Molarity, pH, safety, serial dilutions, etc)
• Nucleic acid isolation (Ethanol precipitation & overview of current methods)
• Animal colony management (Xenopus l. & Drosophila m. )
• Aseptic techniques and micro-organism culturing
• Bactrerial transformation with the pGLO plasmid
• Gel electrophoresis (Agarose & PAGE) [2 sessions]
• Chromatography (Gel filtration and reverse phase)
• Data management & analysis (Software & statistical methods)
• Overview of the scientific method (Research approach & documentation)