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Summary
Summary
2008 PROSE award winner for Excellence in Biology and the Life Sciences
From the leading branded source for methods in the life sciences, this essential resource for the lab provides every researcher with the skills and understanding of fundamental laboratory procedures to ensure greater success at the bench. It takes the novice researcher from the very basics of reagent preparation to the use of routine instrumentation found in most life science research laboratories around the world.
Developed by Current Protocols , the most trusted and recognized source of protocols Teaches new investigators how to perform basic laboratory research techniques Describes solution chemistry and preparation Covers basic laboratory safety Describes care and use of common equipment such as pH meters, spectrophotometers, centrifuges, and microscopes Teaches how to manage information from lab notebooks, images, literature references, as well as manuscript preparationThis book is an invaluable resource for researchers in all areas of the life sciences, especially molecular biology, biotechnology, genetics, and immunology. It is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students alike and is also of interest for investigators new to life science research.
Author Notes
Sean R. Gallagher , Ph.D. is the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for UVP, LLC (Upland, CA), where he oversees applied technology and product development for specialty light source and life science imaging products. He is on the corporate advisory councils of the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences and Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) and has eight patents on technologies he has codeveloped. He received his doctorate in Botany from the University of California at Riverside and completed a post-doctoral position at Stanford University.
Emily A. Wiley , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Joint Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges (Claremont, CA), where she is actively involved in teaching undergraduate laboratory-intensive courses and mentoring students in original research. She received her doctorate in the area of molecular genetics from the University of Washington and held postdoctoral research positions at the University of Rochester and at The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle She maintains an active research program studying chromatin assembly and modification in Tetrahymena thermophila, which serves the dual function of providing undergraduates the opportunity to engage in modern life science.
