Except where noted in the table below, all assignments are due in the next class session.
Course assignments.
| SES # |
LABS |
ASSIGNMENTS |
| 1 |
Orientation |
|
| Module 1: DNA Engineering |
| 2 |
DNA Engineering by PCR |
(PDF) |
| 3 |
Clean and Cut DNA |
(PDF) |
| 4 |
Agarose Gel Electrophoresis |
(PDF) |
| 5 |
DNA Ligation and Bacterial Transformation |
(PDF) |
| 6 |
Examine Candidate Clones |
(PDF) |
| 7 |
Restriction Map, Article Discussion/Tissue Culture |
(PDF) |
| 8 |
Lipofection |
(PDF) |
| 9 |
FACS Analysis |
(PDF) |
| Module 2: Protein Engineering |
| 10 |
Tools for Protein Engineering |
(PDF) |
| 11 |
Assessing Beta-galactosidase |
(PDF) |
| 12 |
Purifying Beta-galactosidase |
(PDF) |
| 13 |
Student Presentations |
(PDF) |
| Module 3: Systems Engineering |
| 14 |
Tools for Systems Engineering |
(PDF) |
| 15 |
Basic Bacterial Photography: Black and White |
(PDF) |
| 16 |
Advanced Bacterial Photography: 2 Color |
(PDF) |
| 17 |
Device Characterization |
(PDF) |
| 18 |
Measuring DNA, RNA, Protein |
(PDF) |
| 19 |
RT-PCR Data Analysis |
|
| Module 4: Bio-material Engineering |
| 20 |
Screening Library |
(PDF) |
| 21 |
Optimizing Panning |
(PDF) |
| 22 |
Rescreening Gold Binders |
(PDF) |
| 23 |
PCR of Gold Binding Candidates |
(PDF) |
| 24 |
Student Presentations |
|
| 25 |
Analyze Sequence Data |
|
Lab Reports
Guidelines and Lecture Materials on Scientific Writing
Guidelines for Writing a Lab Report (PDF)
Scientific Rhetoric Overview (PDF)
Writing the Introduction Section (PDF)
Writing the Results and Methods Sections (PDF)
Oral Presentations
Guidelines and Lecture Materials on Giving Oral Presentations
Guidelines for Giving Oral Presentations (PDF)
Presenting Basics (PDF)
Presenting with a Partner (PDF)