BIO236E : Laboratory Sciences

Main contents of the course

Readings/References/Notes

The week

Content (topic) per week

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1

Laboratory and safety management. A detailed description of the management and planning of laboratory work in terms of collecting, transporting and storing samples and conducting various tests, in addition to studying the means of communication, analyzing and recording preliminary results, as well as introducing the concept of laboratory management, describing the components of information systems in laboratories, knowing how to equip laboratories with the necessary equipment and coordinating their work, and identifying quality testing procedures on devices, general precautions and safety in laboratories.

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2

A general concept on microscopes and their types, types of microscopic preparations, physiological solutions, fixation and stabilizers, washing, dehydration, impregnation, landfill and its media, cutting, and types of micro-to-m, theoretical and practical foundations of the dyeing process, dyes, their types and dyeing methods, preparation of sectors by freezing method, anesthesia, mummification and preservation of museum samples.

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3

Methods of analysis: A technical study of the different types of devices and their uses, including a study of the electronic principles of the work of these devices.

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4

General concept of laboratory science disciplines:

Analytical chemistry for biological purposes: the foundations and laws of analytical chemistry and methods of their application to liquid biological samples, including a detailed study of different types of titration methods, including titration of acids and bases, precipitation titration and methods of their practical applications on solutions and biological samples.

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5

Microbiology: Laboratory methods for the study of microbiology, methods of control and control of microbial infections, in addition to methods for studying the microbiology of air and food, including the different methods of growing microbes in the laboratory, the various factors that affect growth, in addition to the different methods of sterilization and disinfection and the basics of each.

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6

Theoretical and practical midterm exam

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Histology: In this course, it studies the foundations of the process of identifying the cells and tissues that make up the various animal systems (methods of preparing samples for examination and preservation).

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7

Biochemistry: Methods of laboratory study of chemical structures and biological functions of major biochemical molecules and laboratory work on methods of qualitative and quantitative detection of these various molecules. It also includes the study of the role of hormones regulating metabolic processes as well as birth defects caused by a lack of metabolic enzymes and includes the basic measurement methods used in laboratories and for each of the sugars, amino acids, proteins and mental substances and methods of their appointment in the blood and in comorbidities as well as includes a study of liver and kidney functions and laboratory methods to evaluate the efficiency of each of them in addition to the study of blood gases, digestive system, endocrine glands and comorbidities.

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8

Hematology: The study of the process of organizing the work of hematology laboratories and blood banks in hospitals - methods of studying the chemical composition, methods of synthesis, functions and genetic defects of hemoglobin types, in addition to studying the types of white blood cells, laboratory methods for diagnosing acute and chronic leukemia, as well as the mechanism of blood clotting and coagulation and laboratory methods for its study. A study on primary and secondary blood groups, antibodies, methods of production, clinical importance in blood transfusion, methods of collecting and preserving blood products and their clinical use.

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9

General pathology: methods of studies of some pathological signs at the cell level and the extent of their interaction as a result of various stimuli and thus the occurrence of infections and tumors and all pathological results and then the effects resulting from this from cell healing or death. (A comparative study of the structural - anatomical and histological form of diseased cells) so that the student finally realizes the nature of the various diseases of the body

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10

Parasitology: How to analyze samples for laboratory diagnosis, microscopy, laboratory tests and steps involved to identify the parasite.

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11

Immunology: Methods of testing immunity, whether innate or acquired, with clarification of the different mechanisms of immune responses and how to regulate them. It also includes how to prepare vaccines and serums, as well as the mechanics of immunity against cancer and how to detect some types in the laboratory. An explanation of diseases such as hypersensitivity, its types, methods of diagnosis and methods of immunotherapy, in addition to autoimmune diseases and immune insufficiency, their mechanisms and methods of diagnosis.

12

Clinical Enzymes: Methods of Analysis in the Laboratory It also includes an analytical study of the levels of these enzymes in the blood in order to identify diseases related to the work of the liver, kidneys, intestines, pancreas, bones and muscles, including the heart.

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13

Virology: Clinical samples for laboratory diagnosis by isolating the microbe in the cellular plants and the pathological effects of cells, electron microscopy examination, serological tests and steps used to identify the microbe.

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14

A study of different units of measurement with the study of measurement methods: blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol measurement, serum uric acid measurement, kidney function tests, nucleic acids, repeated polymerase reaction test, urine test test, natural components and pathological changes, serum total protein measurement, electrical displacement of hemoglobin.