PROFESSOR: DEAN JOHNSTON OFFICE: E027

OFFICE HOURS: T 1:00 - 3:00W 12:00-1:30, PHONE: 481-4356 or 263-5618

Th 11:00 - 1:00

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DATE LABORATORY

Aug 28 Introduction to the lab and Contamination of Cultures

Sept 4 Preparation of tissue culture media

Sept 11 Quantitative cellular measures

Sept 25 Passage, freezing, and maintaining cells

Oct 2 Thawing cells and serum requirements

Oct 16 Cell fractionation and enzymatic activity

Oct 23 Growth factors

Oct 30 Cell cycle studies

Nov 6 in vivo passage of tumor cells part I: inoculation of mice

Nov 13 Primary murine fibroblasts

Nov 20 Monoclonal antibodies

Nov 27 in vivo passage of tumor cells part II: isolation of cells

Dec 4 Chromosomal analysis

Dec 11 ELISA

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Students are responsible for all work in this course

No unexcused absence or tardiness will be permitted

Attendance will be taken at the beginning of the class

In this course the labs cannot be made up. For any excused absence you must contact me before the next class to arrange for an alternate assignment.

Course Web Page

Cell & Tissue Culture will have an informational file on the Hunter College computer system. To access this file go to the Hunter home page (hunter.cuny.edu). At the home page click on Student Services then on Course Web Pages. From here search by course number for 450. Click on MLS 450. This course is code protected. The code is mls450.