BIOL 5450 Advanced Lab in Cell Imaging
This course satisfies the advanced experience requirement for biology majors. This course will survey the various visualization techniques and instruments used by scientists and biomedical researchers: light microscopy, confocal, electron microscopy, super-resolution, and image processing. Students will discuss the experimental use of these techniques and instruments as described in the primary literature. The laboratory component will focus on becoming familiar with the instrumentation that we have available at Boston College. The course will culminate in individual projects of the students choosing utilizing equipment that we have in the laboratory.
Course overview
- Department
- Biology
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- BIOL2040
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.59 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.81 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Bret Judson | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 15 of 20 |
| Fall 2025 | Bret Judson | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 9 |
| Spring 2025 | Bret Judson | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 10 |
| Fall 2024 | Bret Judson | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Spring 2024 | Bret Judson | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 9 |
| Fall 2023 | Bret Judson | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 5 of 6 |
| Spring 2023 | Bret Judson | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 9 |
| Fall 2022 | Bret Judson | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 7 |
| Spring 2022 | Bret Judson | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 7 |
| Fall 2021 | Bret Judson | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 9 of 10 |