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Course Detail

Course Name Cell Culture in an Animal lab
Course Code 24MMD681
Program M. Sc. Molecular Medicine(MLM)
Semester 3
Credits 2
Campus Faridabad, Kochi

Syllabus

Unit 1

General lay out of a cell culture lab, physical environment needed for the cell culture, growth media and its composition, particularly how the animal use is justified (BSC) and its use in cell culture and how to work in a BSC, organization of cell culture reagents and materials inside the hood to minimize contamination during cell culture and how to control it, culturing and splitting of cell lines, cryopreservation of cells and cell viability assays.

Unit 2

Hands-on cell culture work, media changes, seeding, splitting adherent cells, cell counting, reseeding, and safe disposal

Unit 3

Animal handling techniques, animal feed, gavage, different routes of injection, ethical treatment of animals and Institutional Animal Ethics Committee policies

Objectives and Outcomes

Pre-requisites: Basic understanding of biology 

Total number of lab sessions: 30

Preamble: Cell culture module introduces the students to the basics of cell culture. The course provides students with sufficient knowledge and laboratory skills needed in academia and industry for carrying out basic cell culture techniques properly and safely to perform independently the cell culture technique. The animal handling module introduces students to the regulations, ethics and importance of animal use in research, particularly how the animal use is justified along with basic small animal handling techniques

Course Outcome

CO1: To demonstrate a general level of understanding towards the function, maintenance and working of Bio-safety Cabinets (BSC) and be able to work in BSCs with a good sterilization technique

CO2: To identify culture contamination and methods involved to maintain sterility

CO3: Able to prepare media and maintain adherent cells in culture for atleast a week

CO4: To become aware of standard practices in cell culture and related ethical dilemmas

CO5: Be able to handle small animals and become familiar with ethics involved in animal use for research.

Program Outcomes (PO) (As given by NBA and ABET)

PO1: Bioscience Knowledge

PO2: Problem Analysis

PO3: Design/Development of Solutions

PO4: Conduct Investigations of complex problems

PO5: Modern tools usage

PO6: Bioscientist and Society

PO7: Environment and Sustainability

PO8: Ethics

PO9: Individual & Team work

PO10: Communication

PO11: Project management & Finance

PO12: Lifelong learning

 

PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

PO5

PO6

PO7

PO8

PO9

PO10

PO11

PO12

CO1

3

1

3

3

1

1

2

CO2

2

3

3

1

1

2

CO3

2

3

3

3

3

3

1

2

CO4

2

1

3

3

3

3

2

2

CO5

2

1

2

3

3

3

3

2

2

Program Specific Outcomes. (PSO)

PSO 1 – Biochemical organization and cellular complexity in function

PSO 2 – Biomolecules in Medicine 

PSO 3 – Molecular dysregulation in diseases

PSO 4 – Molecular technology in diagnosis and therapy

PSO 5 – Cell based approaches in diagnosis and therapy

PSO 6 – Microorganisms in Medicine

PSO 7 – Nanoscale entities and its significance in Medicine 

PSO 8 – Tissue architecture engineering in Medicine

PSO 9 – Compounds as drugs and its efficacy

PSO 10 – Bioinformatics and biological data use

PSO1

PSO2

PSO3

PSO4

PSO5

PSO6

PSO7

PSO8

PSO9

PSO10

CO1

1

1

3

1

CO2

3

1

CO3

3

2

CO4

3

1

CO5

3

2

Evaluation Pattern: 30+70 = 100

Internal Assessment – 30% 

Records 

Evaluation 

30% 

 

30%

End Semester Examination- 50% 

Practical 

Exam 

60% 

Assessment

Viva 

10%

 

70%

Total

100%

Text Books / References

  • R. Ian Freshney. Culture of Animal Cells: A Manual of Basic Technique and Specialized Applications, 6th ed. 2010. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • CPCSEA Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Facility, 2004.
    Guide for the Care and use of Laboratory Animals – 8th Edition, 2011, The National Academic Press.

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