The course consists of one teaching block of 30 hours divided into five days and takes place in the teaching laboratories of DMMT. The students will perform transfections of eukaryotic cells, RNA extractions and RT-PCR, protein quantification by ELISA. These techniques are organised in a series and simulate a real complex "experiment", including the final analysis and presentation of results. The course includes also a few lessons dealing with theoretical aspects of the techniques used in the laboratory.