BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY SCHEDULE - FALL 2010
Due to the unpredictable nature of laboratory courses, it is anticipated that this schedule will require modification as the semester progresses.
| Date | Lecture | Laboratory Exercises | Assignments |
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UNIT ONE: GENERAL LABORATORY SKILLS |
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| Aug 24 | Class Introduction/Safety Talk | ||
| Aug 26 | Lab Notebooks and Lab Calculations | ||
| Aug 31 |
Intro to Lab Equipment/Pipetting LECTURE |
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| Sep 2 | LECTURE LAB 7: DNA Sequencing |
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UNIT TWO: DNA |
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| Sep 7 | NO CLASS | ||
| Sep 9 | LAB 1: DNA Extraction; LAB 2: Analysis of Lambda DNA Kit | Pre-Lab quiz (1 and 2, 20 points total) | |
| Sep 14 | LAB 3: Who done it? | ||
| Sep 16 | LAB 4: Restriction Mapping of Plasmid DNA - LECTURE | ||
| Sep 21 | Exam 1 | ||
| Sep 23 | LAB 4: Restriction Mapping of Plasmid DNA - LAB | Pre-Lab Quiz | |
| Sep 28 - Sep 30 | LAB 5: SNP to Predict Bitter Tasting Ability | Pre-Lab Quiz | |
| Oct 5 | LAB 6: DNA Chips: Genes to Disease | Pre-Lab Quiz | |
| Oct 7 | Exam 2 | ||
| Oct 8 | Last day to withdraw | ||
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UNIT THREE: PROTEIN |
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| Oct 12 | Lab 8: Got Protein? | ||
| Oct 14 | Lab 9: Elisa Immuno Explorer | ||
| Oct 19 - Oct 21 | Lab 10: pGLO Bacterial Transformation | ||
| Oct 26 - Oct 28 | Lab 11: GFP Protein Chromatography | ||
| Nov 2 - Nov 4 |
Lab 12: Protein Profiler Part 1 Lab 13: Protein Profiler Part 2 |
Lab 12 and 13 will be preformed concurrently on Nov 2 and Nov 4. | |
| Nov 9 | CATCH UP DAY | ||
| Nov 11 | Exam 3 | ||
| Nov 16 - Nov 19 | Lecture Days/Tie-up loose ends | ||
| Nov - 23 | Catch up day (no class if day not needed) | ||
| Nov - 30 | Final Exam | ||