COURSE OBJECTIVES
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- Use biological terminology and advanced concepts and techniques in experimental biology
- Apply scientific method in advanced experimental design
- To learn major advanced clinical research techniques employed in the diagnosis of various diseases
- To develop and enhance practical skills in the postgraduate students for the revolutionary progress in human genomics
COURSE CONTENT
- RT-PCR and RFLP
- qPCR
- Blotting Techniques such as Southern, northern, western, dotblot etc.
- Flowcytometry
- Karyotyping
- Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)
- Chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH)
- Analysis of amniotic fluids and various DNA tests.
- Maternal serum testing
- Use of Chorionic Villous Sampling for the detection of chromosomal and genetic disorders
Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics by 
Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics by 
Wilson and Walker's Principles and Techniques of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by 
