Biol 111
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PART I |
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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 |
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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 |
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PART II |
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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 |
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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 |
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March 25 | Human DNA Isolation PCR Amplification of Microsatellite DNA Review Western Blot Results |
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April 1 | Agarose Gel Electrophoresis of
PCR Products Data Analysis |
Second Lab Report Due: Detection of Recombinant Protein Expression By Western Blotting |
PART IV |
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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***** |