An undergraduate biochemistry laboratory course with an emphasis on a research experience

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 303-307

  Caspers, Mary Lou ^a   Roberts Kirchhoff, Elizabeth S ^a  

^a University of Detroit Mercy   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Independent projects; Poster presentations; Problem based experiments; Research reports

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COURSE EVALUATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HUMAN; LABORATORY; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 22944472181     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2003.494031050257     Document Type: Article

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