An examination of the principal components of the immune system and how they function to produce an immune response. Students isolate and purify an enzyme from a bacterial source. Students also perform immune-based techniques for the detection and quantification of organic compounds, including those from bacterial origins. This course provides instruction on basic laboratory techniques including casting and running acrylamide gels as well as gel imaging using visible light. Additional focus on basic microbiological techniques such as media preparation, autoclaving and sterilization, quantification of bacterial growth, and isolation and purification of bacterial enzymes.