This course consists of in-person labs working in pairs and a weekly Monday class. During the lab portion, you will be detecting conserved amino acids in proteins, performing site directed mutagenesis of these conserved amino acids, and assaying mutated proteins in a dilution drop assay involving growing bacteriophages. The Monday sessions will be a variety of lectures, journal clubs, discussions, background work on your project, and time to work on assignments. These are all designed to supplement your understanding and progress through the project. We are available for guidance, clarification, and assistance. We also have wonderful TAs to provide more support.