Analytical Biochemistry: A Practical Handbook for Undergraduates

Methods for characterizing proteins are central to the early stages of drug development and are highly relevant to careers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.These skills are best learned through hands-on practice in academic laboratory settings.Analytical Biochemistry: A Practical Handbook for Undergraduates presents a laboratory course specifically designed to teach protein analytical techniques to postsecondary students in biochemistry and related fields.Readers are guided through a semester-long research project that mirrors how scientific work is conducted in both academic and industry environments.Instead of focusing on isolated weekly exercises, students work toward a single overarching goal and learn how individual approaches are integrated to solve a meaningful problem related to drug development.Along the way, readers gain practical experience applying the scientific method, designing experiments, interpreting data, and communicating scientific results, while