20.109(F09):DNA engineering "Progress Report"

Research projects take considerable time to complete, and "progress reports" are a common written form that has developed so others can evaluate intermediate stages of a larger, long-term project. Graduate students write progress reports for their thesis committees. Principle investigators write progress reports for funding agencies to summarize the ongoing successes and difficulties within a funded project. For this assignment, you will submit a progress report that describes the construction of the delta5 plasmid.

• Specific Aims: If the aims have been modified from the original DAC meeting write up, the revised aims should be presented and the reasons for the modifications.
• Studies and Results: The studies directed toward specific aims and the positive and negative results obtained should be presented, as well as any technical problems encountered and how addressed.
• Significance: A brief discussion on the significance of the findings to the scientific field.
• Plans: A summary of plans to address the remaining Specific Aims, including any important modifications to the original plans.