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Training Session: 30 Minute Safety Presentation - Erin Cook
Lecture: Course Overview / Project Descriptions
Lab: Cell Culture Introduction / Demonstration
Lab Meeting: Choose Teams for Team Projects |
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Informal Lecture: dsRNA Synthesis Overview
Lab: dsRNA Synthesis |
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Writing Lecture: Writing Basics - Marilee Ogren
Informal Lecture: Experimental Design and Notebook Keeping
Lab: dsRNA Purification and Quantitation |
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Video Lecture: Horvitz Nobel prize Lecture - DVD
Lab: Continue dsRNA Purification, Quantitation and Gel Electrophoresis
Lab Meeting: Group Discussion |
Deadline to pick a team project |
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Lecture: Guest Lecture by Carl Novina (Dana Farber) on RNAi
Lab: dsRNA Transfection / Begin Team Project Proposal |
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Lecture: How to Review the Literature - Marilee Ogren
Informal Lecture: Cell Counting and Culture-I
Lab: Measuring Effects of dsRNA Transfection
Lab: Work on Team Project Proposal |
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Writing Lecture: How to Write a Proposal - Marilee Ogren
Informal Lecture: Cell Counting and Culture-II
Lab: Measuring Effects of dsRNA Transfection / Work on Project Proposal |
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Lecture: Guest Lecture by John Albeck (MIT) on Apoptosis
Lab: Measuring Effects of dsRNA Transfection / Work on Project Proposal |
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Lab Meeting: Group Discussion
Lab: Measuring Effects of dsRNA Transfection / Work on Project Proposal |
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Lab: Work on Common Project |
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Informal Lecture: Bioinformatics
Lab: Work on Common Project |
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Lecture: Bernard Mathey-Prevot (Harvard) Large-scale RNAi
Lab: Work on Common Project |
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Lab: Finish Common Project
Lab: Lab Book Review |
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Lab Meeting: Group Discussion
Lab: Begin Work on Team Projects - continue till end of course |
Deadline to hand in team project proposals |
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Lecture: How to Give an Oral Presentation - Marilee Ogren
Lab: Discuss Team Project Proposals with Instructors
Lab: Revise Team Project Proposals |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
Deadline to hand in revised team project proposals |
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Lab: Work on Lab Meeting Presentations (PowerPoint)
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Other: 1st Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) (held every week hereafter)
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lecture: Special Research |
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Lab: Work On Team Projects |
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Writing Lecture: How to Write a Mini-review - Marilee Ogren |
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Lecture: Guest Lecture by Brenton Graveley (UConn) on RNAi Screening |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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Lecture: Special Research |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Writing Lecture: How to Write a Research Paper I - Marilee Ogren |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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Lecture: Special Research |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Writing Lecture: How to Write a Research Paper II- Marilee Ogren |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
Deadline to hand in mini-review |
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Lecture: Special Research |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Writing Lecture: How to Write a Write Research Paper III - Marilee Ogren |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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Lecture: Special Research |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Writing Lecture: How to Write a Research Paper IV - Marilee Ogren |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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Lecture: Special Research |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Writing Lecture: How to Write a Research Paper V - Marilee Ogren |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
Draft of final paper due to writing instructor |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
Final team project papers due |