BMOL20070 Biomolecular Lab Skills 2

Academic Year 2022/2023

This module will introduce students to the fundamental practical skills needed to complete degrees in Biomedical Sciences, including biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, neuroscience, and pharmacology. Students will learn basic aseptic and immunological techniques, staining of bacterial cultures, practical exercises in drug metabolism, basic neuroscience practicals and data handling. This is a practical-only module and students will be required to work on their own, in pairs and/or in groups.

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Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module the student should be able to: 1. Perform basic aseptic techniques. 2. Stain and use microscopes to study bacterial cultures. 3. Perform some basic immunological and endocrine assays. 4. Comprehend and carry out pharmacological techniques. 5. Be able to generate a waveform to assess latency of human reflexes. 6. Analyse data using computer software packages. 7. Have an understanding of the applications of these techniques to research and analysis in the biomolecular sciences.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

9

Practical

27

Autonomous Student Learning

64

Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Not yet recorded 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

BMOL10030 Biomedical Sciences: Understanding Human Disease


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
BIOL10120 - Cell Biology & Genetics (NUin)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Post-practical Assessment Throughout the Trimester n/a Not yet recorded No

25

Multiple Choice Questionnaire: End of Semester Exam 2 hour End of Trimester Exam n/a Not yet recorded No

40

Lab Report: Laboratory Assessment Throughout the Trimester n/a Not yet recorded No

35


Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Not yet recorded
Name Role
Professor Orina Belton Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Colm Collins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor John Crean Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Alan Hoban Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Andrew Irving Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Margaret McGee Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Hilary McMahon Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Cormac Murphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Seema Nathwani Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Kathy O'Boyle Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor John O'Connor Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Helen Reid Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Karthika Balusamy Tutor
Ms Viktorija Bartkeviciute Tutor
Ms Laura Bel Borja Tutor
Ms Audrey Bradford Tutor
Manuel Bruch Tutor
Ms Robyn Bruen Tutor
Ms Caoimbhe Burke Tutor
Master Ciaran Carey Tutor
Ms Gillian Carney Tutor
Mr Niall Carruthers Tutor
Yixin Che Tutor
Hanhan Chen Tutor
Ms Cheng Cheng Tutor
Mr Shane Clerkin Tutor
Ms Tara Comber Tutor
Ms Aisling Corbet Tutor
Ms Aoife Cosgrave Tutor
Mr Neil Daniel Tutor
Ms Ying Ling Dee Tutor
Mr Thomas Dodd Tutor
Mr Donal Farrell Tutor
Ms Emilia Filipczak Tutor
Mr Stephen Fitzsimons Tutor
Miss Ella Fouhy Tutor
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Danielle Galvin Tutor
Maria Elena Garcia Pardo Tutor
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Beatriz Gil Tutor
Ms Rebecca Gorry Tutor
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Cathal Hurley Tutor
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Lynda Jordan Tutor
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