MODULE
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DAY
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DATE
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LECTURER
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TA
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LAB
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note
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Tue Feb 2
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ANS
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Orientation
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* Introductory Lecture (PDF) * Intro Pre-Lab, T/R
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1
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1
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Thur Feb 4
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JN
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CB
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Amplify aptamer-encoding DNA
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* M1D1 Lecture * M1D1 Pre-Lab
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1
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2
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Tue Feb 9
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JN
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CB
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Purify aptamer-encoding DNA
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* M1D2 Lecture * M1D2 Pre-Lab
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1
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3
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Thur Feb 11
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JN
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CB
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Prepare RNA by IVT
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* M1D3 Lecture * M1D3 Pre-Lab
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|
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President's Day Feb 15
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No lab Feb 16 or Feb 17
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1
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4
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Thur Feb 18
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JN
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CB
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Purify RNA and run affinity column
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* M1D4 Lecture * M1D4 Pre-Lab
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1
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5
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Tue Feb 23
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JN
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CB
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RNA to DNA by RT-PCR
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* M1D5 Lecture * M1D5 Pre-Lab
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1
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6
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Thur Feb 25
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JN
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CB
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Post-selection IVT and journal club
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* M1D6 Lecture * M1D6 Pre-Lab
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1
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7
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Tue Mar 2
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JN
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CB
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Aptamer binding assay
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* M1D7 Lecture * M1D7 Pre-Lab
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1
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8
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Thur Mar 4
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JN
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CB
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Journal club
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* M1D8 Lecture
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2
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1
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Tue Mar 9
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AJ
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XY
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Start-up protein engineering
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Module 1 Draft Due * M2D1 Lecture * M2D1 Pre-Lab
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2
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2
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Thur Mar 11
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AJ
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XY
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Site-directed mutagenesis
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* M2D2 Lecture * M2D2 Pre-Lab
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2
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3
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Tue Mar 16
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AJ
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XY
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Bacterial amplification of DNA
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* M2D3 Lecture * M2D3 Pre-Lab
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2
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4
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Thur Mar 18
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AJ
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XY
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Prepare expression system
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* M2D4 Lecture * M2D4 Pre-Lab
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Spring Break Mar 22-26
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No lab all week
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2
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5
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Tue Mar 30
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AJ
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XY
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Induce protein and evaluate DNA
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* M2D5 Lecture * M2D5 Pre-Lab
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2
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6
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Thur Apr 1
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AJ
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XY
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Characterize protein expression
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Module 1 Final Report Due * M2D6 Lecture * M2D6 Pre-Lab
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2
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7
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Tue Apr 6
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AJ
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XY
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Assay protein behavior
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* M2D7 Lecture
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2
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8
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Thur Apr 8
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AJ
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XY
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Data analysis
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* M2D8 Lecture
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3
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1
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Tues Apr 13
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ANS
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NC
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Start-up biomaterials engineering
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Module 2 Draft Due * M3D1 Lecture * M3D1 Pre-Lab
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3
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2
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Thur Apr 15
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ANS
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NC
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Initiate cell culture
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* M3D2 Lecture
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|
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Patriot's Day April 19-20
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No lab Apr 20 or Apr 21
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3
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3
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Thur Apr 22
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ANS
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NC
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Testing cell viability
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* M3D3 Lecture * M3D3 Pre-Lab
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3
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4
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Tue Apr 27
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ANS
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NC
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Preparing cells for analysis
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* M3D4 Lecture * M3D4 Pre-Lab
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3
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5
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Thur Apr 29
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ANS
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NC
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Transcript-level analysis
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* M3D5 Lecture * M3D5 Pre-Lab
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3
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6
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Tue May 4
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ANS
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NC
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Protein-level analysis
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Module 2 Final Report Due * M3D6 Lecture * M3D6 Pre-Lab
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3
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7
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Thur May 6
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ANS
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NC
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Wrap-up analysis
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Module 3 Report Due *Atissa's Lecture * M3D7 Pre-Lab
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3
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8
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Tue May 11
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ANS
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NC
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Student presentations
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Thur May 13
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No lab session. Evaluations during lecture, then celebratory lunch, room/time TBD
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