Pre-College Independent Research in Molecular Biology

Course Number 01:119:107
Syllabus for 119:107 (2007-2008 Academic Year)

Note:  The dates indicated below are tentative and may need to be altered to accommodate the schedules of the student’s and experiments for the project.  

Classes meet from 9:00 AM on Saturdays in Rm 1001 of the Waksman Institute, Rutgers University Busch Campus, 190 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway NJ. (Directions)

Announcements: Registration for the 107 course is due Monday, October 8, 2007
List of Scientific Meetings to present research posters.

Class
Date
Topics
1
10/13/07 

Review of DNA sequencing and editing a waveform, BLASTN, BLASTX and BLASTP analysis
Homework: Edit waveform files and perform BLAST analysis on 3 clones

 
10/19/07
WSSP Follow-up Meeting
10/20/07
Homework: Process clones from the Artemia francisana cDNA library.
3
10/27/07 

Laboratory:  DNA mapping and subcloning of clones, Design sequencing and PCR primers
Discussion:  Present progress Artemia clone analysis

11/03/07

Laboratory: DNA mapping and subcloning of clones
Discussion:  Present progress Artemia clone analysis

5
11/10/07

Laboratory: Amplification of genomic DNA
Discussion:  Present progress Artemia clone analysis

6
11/17/07

Laboratory: Cloning of genomic fragments
Discussion:  Present clone results

11/24/07

Thanksgiving Break

7
12/01/07

Laboratory: Screening of genomic clone
Discussion:  Present clone results

8
12/1/07

Laboratory: Sequence analysis of genomic clones
Discussion:  Present clone results
NJRSF Pre-certification Due

 
12/07/07
WSSP Follow-up Meeting
9
12/08/07
 
10
12/15/07
In Class Exam
  12/22-29/07 Winter Break
11
1/12/08

Laboratory: Finish analysis of genomic/cDNA clones
Discussion:  Present clone results

12
1/19/08
Prepare a draft of their poster, Prepare NJSRF application form; Complete bioinformatics analysis of clones for submission to NCBI
 
2/1/08
WSSP Follow-up Meeting
Entry deadline for North Jersey Regional Science Fair
13
2/2/08

 

14
2/16/08
Submit 2nd draft of poster, Present Posters
15
3/1/08

Submit final draft posters for printing
Practice Poster Presentations

 
3/07/08
WSSP Follow-up Meeting
16
3/14-15/08
North Jersey Regional Science Fair, Rutgers University
17 
3/23/07
WSSP Follow-up Meeting
18
4/7/06
New Jersey Academy of Sciences Fair  (tentative date)
20
5/2/08
WSSP Follow-up Meeting
21
6/5/07
Present Research Talk at WSSP Forum, GE Healthcare