1st Semester Schedule

This is a tentative schedule of the topics we will cover during the first semester.  I will give you detailed assignments before each new unit.

Week of            Topic

8/27               Course Intro, Safety, Keeping a lab notebook

8/31               Micropipets and Solutions review, Reading a scientific paper

9/8                 Prokaryotic Cell Culture

9/14               Eukaryotic Cell Culture

9/21               Genetic Systems

9/28               Recombinant DNA  (Digests & Gels)

10/05             More Recombinant DNA  (Ligations, Gels, Transformation)

10/12             Protein Expression & Purification

10/19             Protein Gel Electrophoresis

10/26, 11/2   Lab Practical #1, PCR optimization

11/2, 11/9      PCR optimization, DNA sequencing

11/16              ELISA & Immunostaining 

11/24             Lab Practical #2, Literature review

11/30, 12/7    Project design/ lit review writing