#OS ASBMB Skills
#OL Skills recommended by ASBMB as part of the undergraduate curriculum for a molecular biology degree.

#O Fund of Chem and Bio #ID 2017.1
#OD Understanding of the fundamentals of chemistry and biology and the key principles of biochemistry and molecular biology.
#O Issue Awareness #ID 2017.1
#OD Awareness of the major issues at the forefront of the discipline.
#O Paper Assessment #ID 2017.2
#OD Ability to assess primary papers critically.
#O Quant. Lab Skills #ID 2017.1
#OD Good “quantitative” skills such as the ability to accurately and reproducibly prepare reagents for experiments.
#O Problem Analysis #ID 2017.3
#OD Ability to dissect a problem into its key features.
#O Design Experiments #ID 2017.1
#OD Ability to design experiments and understand the limitations of the experimental approach.
#O Experiment Interpretation #ID 2017.1
#OD Ability to interpret experimental data and identify consistent and inconsistent components.
#O Experiment Follow-up #ID 2017.2
#OD Ability to design follow-up experiments.
#O Lab Safety #ID 2017.1
#OD Ability to work safely and effectively in a laboratory.
#O Effective Resource Use #ID 2017.3
#OD Awareness of the available resources and how to use them.
#O Computer Use #ID 2017.1
#OD Ability to use computers as information and research tools.
#O Collaboration Skills #ID 2017.3
#OD Ability to collaborate with other researchers
#O Communication Skills #ID 2017.2
#OD Ability to use oral, written and visual presentations to present their work to both a science literate and a science non-literate audience.
#O Integrated Thinking #ID 2017.1
#OD Ability to think in an integrated manner and look at problems from different perspectives.
#O Ethical Awareness #ID 2017.1
#OD Awareness of the ethical issues in the molecular life sciences.