Basic microscopy
Location: Darwin Lab Instructor: Qi ZHANG Instructions: Understand the basic principles and structure of the upright microscope and the inverted fluorescence microscope. Be able to select appropriate microscope based on one's own experimental requirements. Observe and identify the differences between various samples under magnification. Learn the fluorescent staining techniques of live cell samples. Correctly use and handle a microscope, take photo, and analyze and interpret imaging data. Equipment: Upright microscope, Inverted fluorescence microscope
DNA extraction
Location: Li Shizhen Lab Instructor: Qi ZHANG Instructions: Learning the basic methods and principles of bacterial plasmid DNA extraction and quality measurement, restriction enzymes digestion, and detection by agarose gel electrophoresis. Equipment: Centrifuge, Nanodrop One spectrophotometer, Horizontal electrophoresis systems, Gel image analysis system