20.109(F08): Fall 2008 schedule

MODULE	DAY	DATE	LECTURER	TA	LAB	note
		Thur Sept 4	NK		Orientation
1	1	Tue Sept 9	BE	MS	DNA engineering using PCR
1	2	Thur Sept 11	BE	MS	Clean and cut DNA
1	3	Tue Sept 16	BE	MS	Agarose gel electrophoresis
1	4	Thur Sept 18	[BE	MS	DNA ligation and bacterial transformation
1	5	Tue Sept 23	BE	MS	Examine candidate clones
1	6	Thur Sept 25	BE	MS	Restriction map and tissue culture
1	7	Tue Sept 30	BE	MS	Lipofection
1	8	Thur Oct 2	BE	MS	FACS analysis
2	1	Tues Oct 7	NK	BB	Protein engineering with PCR
2	2	Thur Oct 9	NK	BB	Yeast transformation
2	3	Tues Oct 14	NK	BB	Colony PCR, Journal article discussion
2	4	Thur Oct 16	NK	BB	SDS-PAGE, screen for phenotypes	Guest lecture: NL from the writing program.
2	5	Tues Oct 21	NK	BB	Probe Western, isolate RNA
2	6	Thurs Oct 23	NK	BB	Journal Club I
2	7	Tues Oct 28	NK	BB	cDNA synthesis and microarray
2	8	Thurs Oct 30	NK	BB	Microarray data analysis
3	1	Tues Nov 4	AB	LA	Phage growth
3	2	Tue Nov 6	AB	LA	Phage nanowires
		Veteran's Day Break Nov 10,11				No lab Tuesday and Wednesday
3	3	Thur Nov 13	AB	LA	Journal Club II
3	4	Tue Nov 18	AB	LA	Phage by design
3	5	Thur Nov 20	AB	LA	Phage by design, pt 2
		Thanksgiving Break Nov				No lab or lecture all week
3	6	Tue Dec 2	AB	LA	ECD assembly
3	7	Thur Dec 4	AB	LA	Oral presentations
3	8	Tue Dec 9			end of term celebration...	Lecture, no lab, for class evaluations then lunch from noon-1:30 PM,