This laboratory-based course introduces fundamental experimental techniques commonly used in biomedical research and provides 'hands-on' experience working with nucleic acids and proteins over an intensive six-week schedule. Students receive a practical overview of key protocols over the first week and are provided with same-day, interactive technical demonstrations in a fully equipped 'wet' laboratory. This is followed by an extended research assignment in which students work in teams towards expressing and isolating a biomedically relevant, recombinant protein. Teams must design an appropriate research strategy, conduct experiments, collect and analyze data, and submit their product with a final report to meet a tight deadline. The course concludes with a final presentation seminar day.