Biol 111
Course Schedule
Spring Semester 2004

Subject to change;
LAST MODIFIED 01-16-04


 
PART I
CONSTRUCTION OF A RECOMBINANT PLASMID
 
Jan 22 Course Introduction
Lab Procedures and Lab Safety
Care and use of the Rainin Pipetman
Problem Set:  Common Calculations in the Molecular Biology Laboratory
Ligation of DNA insert into Plasmid Vector
 
Jan 29 Use Ligation Reactions to Transform Competent E. coli cells
Go over Problem Set
 
Feb 5 Plasmid minipreps
Assessment of Recombinant Plasmids by Restriction Enzyme Digestion
Restreaking Miniprep Cultures
Preliminary Project Proposals Due
Feb 12 Agarose Gel Electrophoresis of Digested Plasmids
Digital Photography and Preparation of Figures
 
PART II
OVEREXPRESSION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEIN IN BACTERIAL HOST
 
Feb (18 and) 19  Bacterial Cell Culture
Induce Expression of Recombinant Protein (GST and GST Fusion)
Preparation of Samples for Electrophoresis
First Lab Report Due:  Construction of Recombinant Plasmids
Feb 26 SDS Gel Electrophoresis
Western Blotting
 
March (3 and) 4 Probing Blots with Anti-GST Antibody
Development of Western Blot
Final Project Proposals Due
March 11

March 18
 

SPRING BREAK  
PART III
DNA FINGERPRINTING BY MICROSATELLITE AMPLIFICATION
 
March 25 Human DNA Isolation
PCR Amplification of Microsatellite DNA
Review Western Blot Results
 
April 1 Agarose Gel Electrophoresis of PCR Products
Data Analysis
Second Lab Report Due:  Detection of Recombinant Protein Expression By Western Blotting
PART IV
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Guidelines and Deadlines
April 8 Begin Exclusive Work on Independent Projects  
April 15 Independent Projects Continue Third Lab Report Due:  DNA Fingerprinting
April 22 Independent Projects Continue  
April 29 Independent Projects Continue  
May 6 Oral Presentations on Independent Projects  
**May 11 (Tuesday)** *****Turn In Final Project Reports:  9:30 PM*****  

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