| 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 1
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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 3
|
JN
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CT
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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 8
|
JN
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CT
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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 10
|
JN
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CT
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Prepare RNA by IVT
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* M1D3 Lecture
* M1D3 Pre-Lab
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| 1
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4
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Tue Feb 15
|
JN
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CT
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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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Thur Feb 17
|
JN
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CT
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RNA to DNA by RT-PCR
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* M1D5 Lecture
* M1D5 Pre-Lab
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|
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President's Day Feb 21
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No lab Feb 22 or Feb 23
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| 1
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6
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Thur Feb 24
|
JN
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CT
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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 1
|
JN
|
CT
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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 3
|
JN
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CT
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Journal club
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* M1D8 Lecture
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|
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| 2
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1
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Tue Mar 8
|
RW
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AR
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Explore model system
|
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 10
|
RW
|
AR
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Complete DNA design
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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 15
|
RW
|
AR
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Prepare DNA for cloning
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* M2D3 Lecture
* M2D3 Pre-Lab
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| 2
|
4
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Thur Mar 17
|
RW
|
AR
|
Ligate DNA and transform bacteria
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* M2D4 Lecture
Note: much of lecture was on chalkboard today
* M2D4 Pre-Lab
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Spring Break Mar 21-25
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No lab all week
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| 2
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5
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Tue Mar 29
|
RW
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AR
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Prepare candidate clones in model cell strain
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* M2D5 Lecture
* M2D5 Pre-Lab
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| 2
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6
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Thur Mar 31
|
RW
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AR
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Evaluate DNA and choose clone
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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 5
|
RW
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AR
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Assay modified model system
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* M2D7 Lecture
* M2D7 Pre-Lab
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| 2
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8
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Thur Apr 7
|
RW
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AR
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Wrap-up analysis and modeling
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* M2D8 Lecture
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|
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| 3
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1
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Tues Apr 12
|
ANS
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HHH
|
Start-up biomaterials engineering
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Module 2 Draft Due
* M3D1 Lecture
* M3D1 Pre-Lab
|
| 3
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2
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Thur Apr 14
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ANS
|
HHH
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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 18-19
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No lab Apr 19 or Apr 20
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| 3
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3
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Thur Apr 21
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ANS
|
HHH
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Testing cell viability
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* M3D3 Lecture
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| 3
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4
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Tue Apr 26
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ANS
|
HHH
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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 28
|
ANS
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HHH
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Initiating transcript and protein assays
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Module 2 Final Report Due
* M3D5 Lecture
* M3D5 Pre-Lab
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| 3
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6
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Tue May 3
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ANS
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HHH]
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Transcript-level analysis
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* M3D6 Lecture
* M3D6 Pre-Lab
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| 3
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7
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Thur May 5
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ANS
|
HHH
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Protein-level and wrap-up analysis
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Module 3 Summary Due
* M3D7 Pre-Lab
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| 3
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8
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Tue May 10
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ANS
|
HHH
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Student presentations
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Thur May 12
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No lab session. Evaluations during lecture, then celebratory lunch, room/time TBD
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