INTRODUCTION TO EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 110

  Mark Haussmann Rm 214 X55225 Haussmannm@kenyon.edu
  Harry Itagaki Rm 107 X5631 Itagaki@kenyon.edu
  Pat Heithaus* Rm 012 X5394 Heithausp@kenyon.edu
  Andrew Kerkhoff Rm 301 X5734 Kerkhoffa@kenyon.edu
* Course director

Date

Topic

1/15-1/17 Designing a research project, set-up of allelopathy study
1/22-1/24 Termination of allelopathy study - data analysis
Preliminary Project Proposal Due
(Results and discussion of allelopathy experiment due 1/29-1/31)
1/29-1/31 Enzyme Kinetics: Properties of -galactosidase (Part A&B)
Project conferences
(Designs for part C& D ready to implement 2/5-2/7)
2/5-2/7 Enzyme Kinetics: Properties of -galactosidase (Part C&D)
Project conferences
(Methods, results/discussion due 2/12-2/14)
2/12-2/14 Induction of Enzyme Activity in E. coli: The Lac Operon
(Results/discussion section due in lab 2/19-2/21)
2/19-2/21 SDS-Page and Western Blotting
2/26-2/28 Developing Western Blots
Final Project Proposals Due
(Results/discussion due 3/18-3/20)
 

Spring Break
Classes will not meet 3/1-3/16

3/18-3/20 DNA Isolation/PCR

3/25-3/27
DNA fingerprinting using the D1S80 locus
(Short in-lab write-ups due at end of period)
4/1-4/24 Independent Projects
4/29-5/1 Independent Project Oral Reports

May 2 - Independent Project Papers Due by 4pm (no exceptions)


Last edited 11/09/07
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