Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual - Couverture souple

Dr. James G. Cappuccino received his undergraduate education at Seton Hall University, New Jersey and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Rutgers University, New Jersey. He held a research position at Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital Center for Cancer Research from 1957 to 1969 where he conducted basic research in the chemotherapy of neoplastic diseases and nucleic acid metabolism of malignant tumors. Dr. Cappuccino's teaching experience spans 30 years, from a teaching assistantship at Rutgers University, to an assistant professorship at the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, New York, to the positions of associate professor, professor, and Emeritus professor at Rockland Community College, New York.

He has received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching from the State University of New York, and has been recognized in Outstanding Educators of America and in American Men of Science. Dr. Cappuccino is also the author and co-author of numerous publications in the area of cancer research, and was cited as a leader in the treatment of cancer in Strike Back at Cancer by S. Rappaport, 1972. He is a member of the Society of Sigma Xi, and an Emeritus member of both the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society for Microbiology.

This versatile laboratory manual can be used effectively with any undergraduate microbiology text and course. Known for its comprehensive scope, flexible format, and competitive price, Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual, Fifth Edition includes a wide variety of experiments critically selected and tested to facilitate effective instruction in basic principles and techniques. Each of the 77 experiments includes an overview, an in-depth discussion of the principle involved, procedural points, sources of materials, and answers to review questions. Comprehensive introductory material is included at the beginning of each major area of study, and laboratory safety instructions are provided. This lab manual is also available for custom publishing with instructors' own labs: instructors can make their selections through the Benjamin Cummings website at www.awl.com/bc.