We have designed a short laboratory course that can be carried out by students (especially undergraduates) to introduce them to Synthetic Biology using concepts they have learned during their coursework. For example, using the lac operon as a paradigm, students will learn about promoters, types of promoters, and regulation of gene expression — concepts they are aware of, but have not had an opportunity to fully explore and understand because there are no associated laboratory experiments at the undergraduate level, expect perhaps plotting the diauxic curve.
No special equipment is required to carry out the experiments; all required instruments are usually found in undergraduate teaching laboratories. The experiments are designed to progressively introduce students to the tools and techniques of Synthetic Biology.
To conduct the Synthetic Biology Introductory Laboratory Course in your college, contact us.