From Session 19 on, all class time besides lectures and lab meetings will be for working on team projects and minireviews.
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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1 |
Training Session: 30 Minute Safety Presentation - Erin Cook Lecture: Course Overview / Project Descriptions Lab: Cell Culture Introduction / Demonstration Lab Meeting: Choose Teams for Team Projects |
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2 |
Informal Lecture: dsRNA Synthesis Overview Lab: dsRNA Synthesis |
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3 |
Writing Lecture: Writing Basics - Marilee Ogren Informal Lecture: Experimental Design and Notebook Keeping Lab: dsRNA Purification and Quantitation |
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4 |
Video Lecture: Horvitz Nobel prize Lecture - DVD Lab: Continue dsRNA Purification, Quantitation and Gel Electrophoresis Lab Meeting: Group Discussion |
Deadline to pick a team project |
5 |
Lecture: Guest Lecture by Carl Novina (Dana Farber) on RNAi Lab: dsRNA Transfection / Begin Team Project Proposal |
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6 |
Lecture: How to Review the Literature - Marilee Ogren Lab: Measuring Effects of dsRNA Transfection Lab: Work on Team Project Proposal |
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7 |
Writing Lecture: How to Write a Proposal - Marilee Ogren Informal Lecture: Cell Counting and Culture-II Lab: Measuring Effects of dsRNA Transfection / Work on Project Proposal |
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8 |
Lecture: Guest Lecture by John Albeck (MIT) on Apoptosis Lab: Measuring Effects of dsRNA Transfection / Work on Project Proposal |
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9 |
Lab Meeting: Group Discussion Lab: Measuring Effects of dsRNA Transfection / Work on Project Proposal |
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10 |
Lab: Work on Common Project |
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11 |
Informal Lecture: Bioinformatics Lab: Work on Common Project |
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12 |
Lecture: Bernard Mathey-Prevot (Harvard) Large-scale RNAi Lab: Work on Common Project |
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13 |
Lab: Finish Common Project Lab: Lab Book Review |
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14 |
Lab Meeting: Group Discussion Lab: Begin Work on Team Projects - continue till end of course |
Deadline to hand in team project proposals |
15 |
Lecture: How to Give an Oral Presentation - Marilee Ogren Lab: Discuss Team Project Proposals with Instructors Lab: Revise Team Project Proposals |
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16 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
Deadline to hand in revised team project proposals |
17 |
Lab: Work on Lab Meeting Presentations (PowerPoint) Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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18 |
Other: 1st Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) (held every week hereafter) Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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19 |
Lecture: Special Research |
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20 |
Lab: Work On Team Projects |
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21 |
Writing Lecture: How to Write a Mini-review - Marilee Ogren |
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22 |
Lecture: Guest Lecture by Brenton Graveley (UConn) on RNAi Screening |
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23 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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24 |
Lecture: Special Research |
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25 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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26 |
Writing Lecture: How to Write a Research Paper I - Marilee Ogren |
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27 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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28 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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29 |
Lecture: Special Research |
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30 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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31 |
Writing Lecture: How to Write a Research Paper II- Marilee Ogren |
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32 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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33 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
Deadline to hand in mini-review |
34 |
Lecture: Special Research |
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35 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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36 |
Writing Lecture: How to Write a Write Research Paper III - Marilee Ogren |
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37 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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38 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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39 |
Lecture: Special Research |
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40 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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41 |
Writing Lecture: How to Write a Research Paper IV - Marilee Ogren |
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42 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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43 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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44 |
Lecture: Special Research |
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45 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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46 |
Writing Lecture: How to Write a Research Paper V - Marilee Ogren |
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47 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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48 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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49 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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50 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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51 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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52 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
Draft of final paper due to writing instructor |
53 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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54 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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55 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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56 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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57 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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58 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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59 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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60 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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61 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
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62 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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63 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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64 |
Lab: Work on Team Projects |
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65 |
Lab Meeting: Lab Meeting (1.5 hours) |
Final team project papers due |