Explore how antibodies are used in a real-world diagnostic assay

Use the ELISA Immuno Explorer Kit to teach your students how antibodies and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) are used to detect microbial and viral infections (such as those that cause COVID-19, HIV, or the flu), genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or molecular markers that enable diagnosis of cancer, pregnancy, or drug use.

This classroom lab activity connects multiple content areas, including the immune response, protein structure and function, and enzyme-substrate interactions, to illustrate how this use of antibodies has revolutionized medicine, epidemiology, agriculture, and life science research.

View our ELISA Guide to learn more about this technique.

Flexible Curriculum

The ELISA Immuno Explorer Kit allows you to choose one of several different activities to teach your students how protein structure and enzyme-substrate interactions help detect viruses (such as those that cause COVID-19, HIV, or the flu), genetically modified organisms (GMOs), or the molecular markers of cancer, pregnancy, or drug use.

ELISA Paper Model Activity

Your students can use this paper model activity alongside the videos or animations to get a solid grasp of the components of an ELISA and how they work together in antibody/antigen detection.