1 \ Module 0 – Basic concepts
1. Laboratory equipment and supplies.
2. Basic laboratory techniques.
3. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization.
4. Bibliographic searches in PubMed.
2 \ Module 1 – Nucleic acid analysis and manipulation technologies: 1 \ Module 0 – Basic concepts
1. DNA.
2. RNA.
3. Purification, quantification and separation of nucleic acids.
4. Extraction of DNA from Usual Samples.
3 \ Module 2 – Technologies for the analysis and manipulation of proteins: 1 \ Module 0 – Basic concepts
1. Structure and function of proteins.
2. Importance of receptors and antibodies in molecular biology.
3. Quantification of proteins.
4. Techniques of separation and analysis of proteins.
4 \ Module 3 – Molecular biology of the cell
1. The cell.
2. Cell culture techniques.
3. Techniques for the study of cellular functionality: markers.
4. Microscopy techniques for cell study.
5 \ Module 4 – Bioinformatics applied to molecular biology
1. Main databases.
2 Analysis of nucleic acid sequences.
3. Phylogenetic analysis.
4. Bioinformatic analysis applied to functional genomics and epigenomics.
6 \ Module 5 – Laboratory Safety
1. Safety standards in the laboratory.
2. Physical risks.
3. Chemical risks.
4. Biological risks.