Augments classroom learning. Essentials of good writing skills and evaluation of journal articles prepares students who plan careers involving publication. Prepares students for entry into profession and for certification examination in cytology. Thorough review of theoretical and practical laboratory cytology. Independent study in areas of applied and clinical research.
Students select advanced topics of interest and arrange credit under program adviser supervision.
Restricted to students in the Honors Program working on their Honors degree. Techniques include photometry, immunoassays, chromatography, electrophoresis, and molecular biology. A survey of representative instruments and automated analyzers, including principles of operation and applications that are found in medical laboratories, are also included. Routine chemical analysis of blood and other fluids in defining diagnoses and detecting unknown diseases. Special chemical analyses used to assay fetal lung maturity, tumor markers, enzymes, hormones, and vitamins.