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 |
10/19/07 |
WSSP Follow-up Meeting | |
2 |
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 |
4 |
11/03/07 |
Laboratory: DNA mapping and subcloning of clones |
5 |
11/10/07 |
Laboratory: Amplification of genomic DNA |
6 |
11/17/07 |
Laboratory: Cloning of genomic fragments |
11/24/07 |
Thanksgiving Break |
|
7 |
12/01/07 |
Laboratory: Screening of genomic clone |
8 |
12/1/07 |
Laboratory: Sequence analysis of genomic clones |
12/07/07 |
WSSP Follow-up Meeting | |
9 |
12/08/07 |
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10 |
12/15/07 |
In Class Exam |
| 12/22-29/07 | Winter Break | |
11 |
1/12/08 |
Laboratory: Finish analysis of genomic/cDNA clones |
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 |
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14 |
2/16/08 |
Submit 2nd draft of poster, Present Posters |
15 |
3/1/08 |
Submit final draft posters for printing |
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 |