20.109(F12): Fall 2012 schedule

MODULE	DAY	DATE	LECTURER	TA	LAB	note
		Thur Sept 6	NK and BE		Orientation	Orientation handout NK Orientation handout BE ANS lab notes
1	1	Tues Sept 11	NK	JK	DNA engineering using PCR	NK lab notes, ANS lab notes
1	2	Thur Sept 13	BE	JK	Clean and cut DNA	NK lab notes, ANS lab notes
1	3	Tues Sept 18	BE	JK	Agarose gel electrophoresis	Writing Faculty visit lab ~2:30PM for intro to figures and legends Yellow sheets from your lab notebooks will be turned in for feedback after your M1D3 day in lab. NK lab notes, ANS lab notes
		MIT Break Friday Sept 21				No lab or lecture Thursday or Friday
1	4	Tues Sept 25	BE	JK	DNA ligation and bacterial transformation	Martha from EHS will visit lab ~3PM for intro to TC safety NK lab notes, ANS lab notes
1	5	Thur Sept 27	BE	JK	Examine candidate clones and tissue culture	NK lab notes, ANS lab notes Diagnostic gel will be posted for your analysis
1	6	Tues Oct 2	BE	JK	Lipofection & lab certification	If you've chosen the oral communication concentration for this module, your virtual lab is due 10.2.12! Oral defense for Jenny during your lab period. NK lab notes, ANS lab notes
1	7	Thurs Oct 4	BE	JK	FACS analysis
		Columbus Day Break Monday, Tues Oct 8, 9				No lab Tues or Wed, but your powerpoint summary or FACS data analysis slides is due by 11AM 10.11.12
2	1	Thurs Oct 11	NK	EM	Testing an engineered biological system	You must choose a Journal Club article to work on during this module. Please sign up for your article on the wiki before your M2D2 lab. NK lecture notes, SKH lab notes, ANS lab notes
2	2	Tues Oct 16	NK	EM	Measuring System Performance	Atissa will visit lab @4PM to offer tips for giving journal club talks Everyone's Journal Club slides are due before midnight on the day of your M2D3 lab. NK lecture handout SKH lab notes, ANS lab notes
2	3	Thurs Oct 18	NK	EM	Tools for System Engineering	Yellow sheets from your lab notebooks will be turned in for feedback after your M2D3 day in lab. NK lecture handout SKH lab notes, ANS lab notes
2	4	Tues Oct 23	Journal Club	EM	Journal Club I	No Lecture Tuesday Oct 23. Start the day in lab to choose Cph8 mutants. SKH lab notes, ANS lab notes
2	5	Thurs Oct 25	NK	EM	Assessing re-tuned system	Writing faculty visit lab ~4PM for IMRD training reference info NK lecture handout , ANS lab notes
2	6	Tues Oct 30	NK	EM	Readout: DNA	NK lecture handout SKH lab notes, ANS lab notes
2	7	Thurs Nov 1	NK	EM	Readout: Protein	NK lecture handout SKH lab notes , ANS lab notes
2	8	Tues Nov 6	Journal Club	EM	Journal Club II	Group meeting in lecture, including short presentation from Amar Ghodasara, grad student/Voigt lab, on alternative re-tuning approaches
		Veteran's Day Break Monday Nov 12				No lab Thurs or Fri, but your Mod 2 research article or the results and discussion is due by 11:12AM on 11.12.12
3	1	Tues Nov 13	AB	JO	Growth of phage materials	NK lab notes, ANS lab notes
3	2	Thurs Nov 15	AB	JO	Phage nanowires	NK lab notes, ANS lab notes
		Thanksgiving Break Nov 22, 23				Lecture: yes, on Tuesday Nov 20th Lab: none all week!
3	3	Tues Nov 27	AB	JO	TEM	Pre-proposal should be printed and brought to next lecture (11.29.12) SKH lab notes
3	4	Thurs Nov 29	AB	JO	Solar cell assembly	Atissa will visit lab @4PM to offer tips for giving talks with a partner Yellow sheets from your lab notebooks will be turned in for feedback after your M3D4 day in lab. lab notes -- TR
3	5	Tues Dec 4	AB	JO	Solar cell testing
3	6	Thurs Dec 6	AB	JO	Research proposal presentations	We'll start this day in lab, 56-322, to finish off the BioMaterials module
		Tues Dec 11			end of term celebration...	Lecture for class evaluations then lunch from 11:30-1 PM, 16-220, no lab