Protocol Development for Analysis of Multi-biologic Systems with Multiple Analytical Instruments
Develop scientific curriculum for laboratory courses.
Project description
Undergraduate laboratory courses are designed to give students experience running pre-determined experiments providing applicable experience when they enter a future research laboratory setting. To successfully train students, both the instruments and experiments need to be well-thought out, fit in the class time window, and be reproducible in the hands of many.
Students joining this project will help establish new protocols for application in a 400- and 500-level laboratory course. A specific scientific instrument will be assigned (HPLC, GC, Mass Spectrometer) and the student, working with a mentor, will begin developing classroom-possible experiments. There are two ultimate goals for this work: The first is to create one experiment that can be carried between the three analytical instruments (TLC, HPLC, and LC-MS), allowing students to compare the different methods of analysis, changes necessary to move between instruments, and ultimately, which instrument is ideal under specific circumstance. The second is to generate a rotation of labs, with analytes that vary while analysis methods remain constant, allowing students to compare data resulting from a range of analytes.
Project outcome
Students joining this project will learn how to develop practical scientific curriculum and generate protocols appropriate for publication in a lab manual. The student will also gain instrumental skills that include instrument calibration and care.
Project details
| Length of commitment | About a semester |
| Start time | Spring |
| In-person, remote, or hybrid? | In-person |
| Level of collaboration | Individual student project |
| Benefits | Potential academic credit |
| Who is eligible | Juniors and seniors who have taken one of the following courses: MT403, CHE413/414, CHE314/315. |
Core partners
- Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences Instrumentation Facility
Project mentor
Jill Paterson
Clinical Instructor
Department of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Phone: (716) 829-5185
Email: jkpaters@buffalo.edu
Start the project
- Email the project mentor using the contact information above to express your interest and get approval to work on the project. (Here are helpful tips on how to contact a project mentor.)
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Preparation activities
Once you begin the digital badge series, you will have access to all the necessary activities and instructions. Your mentor has indicated they would like you to also complete the specific preparation activities below. After you’re approved to begin the project, your mentor will send the relevant materials. Please reference this when you get to Step 2 of the Preparation Phase.
The specific preparation activities for this project will be customized through discussions between you and your project mentor. Please be sure to ask them for the instructions to complete the required preparation activities.
Keywords
instrumentation, biological separations, medical education, biotechnology, clinical laboratory sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, biomedical education, biology