BME140: Bioinstrumentation

Introduces the fundamental aspects of bioinstrumentation that are essential for beginning-level employment in clinical, pharmaceutical , and biotechnology laboratories. The advantages and disadvantages of several instruments are discussed and demonstrated, such as thermocycler, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), next-generation DNA sequencing platforms, pyrosequencing, fabless nanofabrication, ion-sensitive measurements, microarray fabrication, and fluorescent-activated cell sorter (FACS).

Prerequisite(s): BME 5; or BME 51A and BME 51B; or EE 101 and EE 101L; or BIOL 100; or BIOC 100A.

5 credits

Year	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
2025-26			Section 01 Tal Sharf (tsharf)
2023-24	Section 01 Nader Pourmand (npourman)
2022-23	Section 01 Nader Pourmand (npourman)

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