Science, Medicine and You

This laboratory course is designed to introduce students to the tools needed to critically evaluate the scientific and medical information presented in the media (both in print and on the internet). This course will provide you insight into current scientific and medical discoveries with a focus on how they impact you. Each lab will explore a specific human disease/condition such as heart disease, flu pandemics, HIV, cancer and aging. You will become comfortable with science in the news through weekly "news casts" presented by fellow lab members. You will also carry out some of the important experimental techniques that lead to our current understanding.