Table 2.

Course objectives

Learning objective	Lab
Quantify cell viability of any type of tissue in culture	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Deliver heterologous genes to cells in culture by infection using lentiviruses while understanding the safety concerns associated with viral transduction.	2, 3, 4
Grow mammalian cells in 3D environments and evaluation of phenotypic changes that occur as a result of modifications in the composition of the extracellular matrix	3,4
Design, build, and test skeletal muscle-powered biological machines	4,5
Evaluate professional and ethical concerns associated with the construction of synthetic biological machines	Ethics Discussion