This document describes an ELISA lab worksheet where students shared body fluids with partners and tracked the progression of a simulated disease over 3 rounds. They predicted and recorded the results of their ELISA tests, then traced the disease backwards from infected students in Round 3 to the original sources in Round 1. The worksheet discusses how students could exhibit false positives or negatives and lists other applications of ELISA procedures.
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BIO 1510 ELISA Lab Worksheet
This document describes an ELISA lab worksheet where students shared body fluids with partners and tracked the progression of a simulated disease over 3 rounds. They predicted and recorded the results of their ELISA tests, then traced the disease backwards from infected students in Round 3 to the original sources in Round 1. The worksheet discusses how students could exhibit false positives or negatives and lists other applications of ELISA procedures.
Did
your
predictions
match
the
outcomes?
Why
or
why
not?
Tracking
the
Disease
Progression
(NOTE:
Attach
an
additional
paper
if
you
need
more
space
for
answers)
Use
the
back
side
of
this
sheet
to
track
the
disease
progression
and
possible
source(s).
Start
with
Round
Three
and
label
each
student
as
positive
(+)
or
negative
(-‐).
Then
ask
the
NEGATIVE
students
who
their
Round
2
transfer
partner
was.
Mark
those
students
as
negative
(-‐)
for
Round
2.
Ask
all
students
who
were
negative
in
Round
2
who
their
transfer
partner
was
for
Round
One.
Mark
those
students
as
negative
(-‐).
Remaining
students
MAY
be
positive.
When
you
are
done,
highlight
the
students
that
your
lab
instructor
originally
“infected.”
Were
they
the
same
ones
that
were
likely
positive
in
Round
One?
How/why
might
some
students
exhibit
a
false
positive?
How/why
might
some
students
exhibit
a
false
negative?
What
are
some
other
applications
of
this
procedure?
List
at
least
three.
For
full
credit
for
this
lab,
fill
in
all
of
the
results
(+
or
-‐)
for
each
student
for
each
round.
Put
a
square
around
those
students
who
you
think
were
the
original
ones
“infected.”
Put
a
circle
around
those
students
whom
your
lab
instructor
indicates
were
originally
“infected.”
Are
they
the
same
students?
If
they
are
different,
what
do
you
think
may
have
happened
to
cause
this
difference.