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Michigan State University Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program offers an online post baccalaureate certificate program. The entire certificate program is comprised of three courses and carries six college credits, which may be transferable to our online master’s degree program. This course will study immunology, B and T cell development, adaptive immunity and working with various related assays. The course begins on January 11, 2010. Learn more at http://bld.msu.edu/icfcert.html or call 517-353-9225.

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Michigan State University Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program offers an online post baccalaureate certificate program. The entire certificate program is comprised of three courses and carries five college credits, which may be transferable to our online master’s degree program. Explore laboratory policies and practices as it pertains to financial, political, and regulatory issues within the medical laboratory setting. The course begins on January 11, 2010. Learn more at http://bld.msu.edu/manageblo.html or call 517-353-9225.

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Michigan State University Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program offers an online post baccalaureate certificate program. The entire certificate program is comprised of three courses and carries six college credits, which may be transferable to our online master’s degree program. Topics include: genetics, DNA chemistry, nucleic acid extraction and modification, electrophoresis, Southern blotting, hybridization, amplification, sequencing, and regulatory standards. The course begins on January 11, 2010. Learn more at http://bld.msu.edu/mldcert.html or call 517-353-9225.

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