IGEM:MIT/2006/Introduction/Week 1

Goals

 * Pick a project and specify intermediate goals See iGEM:MIT/2006/System brainstorming.

Advisors present

 * Barry Canton
 * Drew Endy
 * Reshma Shetty
 * Samantha Sutton
 * Austin Che

Schedule

 * 9am - 10am - Advisors meet??
 * 10am - 11am - Welcome, introduction, and organizational issues - 68-574(?)
 * 11am - 12am - System design
 * 12pm - 1pm - Lunch
 * 1pm - 3pm - Discuss current project ideas
 * 3pm - 3.30pm - research tools for picking projects - OWW & P/Hubmed & google scholar
 * 3.30pm - onwards - students to discuss ideas further etc.

Advisors present
Barry Canton

Schedule

 * 9am-11am - Reconvene to discuss and pick a project
 * 11-12.30pm - Decompose project into intermediate goals.
 * 12.30-1.30pm - Student lunch to divide (and conquer) tasks
 * 1.30-2pm - Reconvene with advisors to confirm plans
 * 2pm onwards - Students specify tasks in detail (advisors available for advising!)
 * Plan what materials need to be ordered up front

Advisors present

 * Jason - after 10:30am

Schedule

 * 9am-12pm - tutorials with advisors
 * Safety? (will need to ask Heather)
 * Other tuturials as required by project selection
 * 1pm onwards - refine experimental plans
 * Plan any necessary synthesis orders
 * Request any necessary plasmids/strains

Schedule

 * 9am-12pm - tutorials with advisors
 * 1pm onwards - working on sub-projects

Advisors present

 * Jason

Schedule

 * 9am-12pm - tutorials with advisors
 * 1pm onwards - working on sub-projects