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Spring 2027
Laboratory and Instrumentation Methods
Covers laboratory techniques and analytical instrumentation for drug discovery, including DNA, chromatography, cell culture, protein analysis, and mass spectrometry.
offering recorded3 credits
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.89 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Practice good laboratory techniques including proper handling of instrumentation, aseptic methods, and record keeping
Explain the fundamentals of DNA science and be able to isolate genomic DNA and perform allelic discrimination
Describe the fundamentals of chromatography and be able to apply them to small molecule analysis
Practice routine cell culture techniques including aseptic methods, passaging cells and performing routine toxicity assays
Know the different methods to quantify and visualize protein and be able to quantify and visualize proteins in biological samples
Recognize the basic mechanisms of cellular toxicity and be able to measure toxic effects of compounds on cells grown in culture
Describe the fundamentals of mass spectrometry and be able to apply these to both small molecules and proteins
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗ average GPA
5555 letter grades
A87.3%87.3%
AB9.1%9.1%
B3.6%3.6%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Prerequisites
Course mapDeclared in the MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Applied Drug Development
- Declared in the MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Applied Drug Development
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- Declared in the MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Applied Drug Development
Professors
Spring 2027Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.89 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
LESLIE DICKMANN is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
| LAB 301 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 20 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.89 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Topics
- Drug discovery and development laboratory techniques
- Sample preparation and analytical instrumentation
- DNA science and genomics
- Chromatography
- Cell culture and cellular toxicity
- Protein biochemistry
- Mass spectrometry
Skills
- Laboratory techniques, instrument handling, and safety protocols
- DNA isolation and allelic discrimination
- Chromatography for small molecule analysis
- Cell culture, passaging, and toxicity assays
- Protein quantification and visualization
- Mass spectrometry application to small molecules and proteins
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
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Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A83.3%83.3%
AB8.3%8.3%
B8.3%8.3%
BC0.0%0.0%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Through Spring 2026
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Laboratory and Instrumentation Methods
Recorded 2026-10-14Raw records
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