Biomedical Sciences

Immunology

Contributed by Dr Nigel Francis - Cardiff University

Immunology Teaching Resources

Resources include:

Simulations of lab techniques - flow cytometry, ELISA, lateral flow and SDS-PAGE

Immunology revision quiz formatted as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

General lab safety and equipment videos - spectrophotometry, pipetting, centrifugation and SDS-PAGE

Many of the resources can be embedded into virtual learning environments or used as demos from the website.

Immunology Teaching Videos

A series of videos used to teach the basics of the immune system to biomedical students taking them through barrier, innate and adaptive immunity

Immunology

Contributed by Gilbert C Faure - Université Lorraine

A searchable database of curated papers about various immunology topics

Laboratory techniques and equipment videos

Contributed by Dr Nigel Francis - Cardiff University

Using a micropipette

Using a micropipette - some common errors

Using a graduated pipette

Setting up a spectrophotometer

Using and balancing a centrifuge

Using and balancing a centrifuge includes an embedded quiz

Calibrating and using a pH meter

Two methods for preparing a standard curve

Setting up and running an SDS-PAGE gel

Immunological techniques - Flow Cytometry

Introduction to Excel

Contributed by Dr Nigel Francis - Cardiff University

Finding your way around Excel

Basic calculations in Excel

Introduction to graphs in Excel

Molar Calculations

Contributed by Dr Nigel Francis - Cardiff University

Moles, Molarity and Percentages

Spectroscopy and Unit Conversion

Dilutions, pH and pKa

Enzyme kinetics

Contributed by Dr Nigel Francis - Cardiff University

Calculating Vmax and Km from a Lineweaver-Burk plot

Calculating Vmax and Km from an Eadie-Hofstee plot

Calculating Vmax and Km from a Wolff plot

Mammalian Cell Culture

Contributed by Dr Fatima Perez de Heredia Benedicte (LJMU)

Mammalian Cell Culture Part One

Mammalian Cell Culture Part Two

Mammalian Cell Culture Part Three

Mammalian Cell Culture Part Four

3D Osteological Specimens

Contributed by Dr Peter Falkingham (LJMU)

Freely downloadable 3D models of various osteological specimens (skulls, bones, fossils).

Augmented Reality in teaching

Dr Robbie Baldock from Solent University discusses how to use augmented reality in teaching.