Chemistry 3130L Syllabus
Spring 2015
Course Information
Introduction to Biochemistry Lab (CHEM 3130L)
1 credit hour
Course Meetings
Section 01
Tuesday
1:15 - 4:05 pm
NCF 316
Johanson
Instructors
Dr. Kelly Johanson
NCF 301H
x 7610
kjohanso@xula.edu
Dr. Terry Watt
NCF 314
x 5271
tjwatt@xula.edu
Office Hours
M 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
T 9:30 am - 11:30 am
W 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
T 10:45 am - 11:45 am
W 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
R 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
F 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Section 02
Wednesday
2:00 - 4:50 pm
NCF 316
Johanson
Section 03
Thursday
1:15 - 4:05 pm
NCF 316
Watt
Section 04
Friday
2:00 - 4:50 pm
NCF 316
Watt
If these times are not convenient, contact your instructor for an appointment. You
may also attend another instructor’s office hours.
Required Textbook
Fundamental Laboratory Approaches for Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2nd
edition. Ninfa, Ballou, & Benore, 2009 (Wiley).
Recommend Textbook
Essential Biochemistry, 3rd edition. Pratt & Cornely, 2013 (Wiley).
Course Description
A selection of experiments covering the isolation of biochemical substances and
the study of their properties. This course will enable the student to readily
perform isolations of a number of types of biochemical substances, and to
determine their properties and concentrations while gaining some skills in the use
of common laboratory techniques and instruments.
Course Prerequisites
Grade of C or better in CHEM 2220/2240L; CHEM 3130 (co-requisite)
Course Objectives
CHEM 3130L is a thematic selection of experiments in biochemistry primarily focused on biomolecular
properties. The goals of this course are to expose the students to techniques commonly used in a
biochemistry lab and to develop the skills needed to express the results of an experiment in a scientifically
appropriate manner. Students should learn how to use micropipettors, make buffers, set up a PCR, run
agarose and polyacrylamide gels, use a microplate reader, estimate pKa values, and use Microsoft® Excel to
make graphs and tables. In addition, students should leave the class with the ability to calculate dilutions,
concentrations, absorbances using Beers Law, and enzyme kinetic values. Students should also be familiar
with the techniques and equipment used in protein purification. Finally, students will learn how to combine
the results from a series of experiments into a manuscript following the guidelines of the journal
Biochemistry.
Class Structure
In the first five weeks of the semester, you will spend approximately half of the laboratory period performing
an experiment with both supervision and input from the instructor and the other half discussing data
analysis and scientific writing techniques. During the later part of the semester, you will be expected to plan
and execute several experiments with minimal input from the instructor.
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Blackboard
Your instructor will use Blackboard throughout the semester to post experimental protocols, grade written
assignments, post copies of handouts and assignments, and contact students by email. You should make a
habit of checking Blackboard for course materials on a regular basis and should verify that your account is
set up to receive emails from Blackboard. You will also be expected to complete pre-lab assignments and
upload written work to Blackboard. All Blackboard assignments will be prepared and posted by the
instructor well in advance of the due date. You should plan to complete these assignments with enough time to
spare in case computer issues arise at the last minute. Unless the University Blackboard system is down for an
extended period of time (i.e., more than 12 hours), due dates will not be changed nor will late assignments
(including pre-labs) be excused due to computer issues. Be aware that the Blackboard auto-save feature does
not work if your network connection is unreliable, so you should be sure to manually save your pre-lab
assignments periodically as you work through them. If you are having difficulties accessing your Blackboard
account or uploading documents, please see ITC to resolve the issue. Your instructor will not be able to
provide technical assistance. You are also responsible for accessing Blackboard using an appropriate device;
in some circumstances, smart phones and tablets will restrict your ability to work with Blackboard and you
will need to use a computer.
Class Attendance
You should attend each class and be on time. You are responsible for all notes, assignments, handouts,
instructions, etc. given during your absence. If you need to miss a class for a legitimate reason (severe
illness, university sponsored event, etc.), you must notify your instructor before the missed class period and
make every effort to attend another section. You must obtain permission both from your instructor and the
instructor of the other section before attending. If you arrive late or miss a class without sufficient
justification, you will not be allowed to make up the quiz for the day, and you may not receive permission to
make up the lab. No make-up sessions will be offered; the only opportunity to make up a missed class is the
other scheduled sections that have not yet completed the experiment.
Participation
You are expected to be prepared for lab (which includes wearing appropriate attire and completing all
reading assignments), pay attention during pre-lab lectures, share the in-class workload equally with your
lab partner, remain engaged during the entire lab period (e.g., no use of social media or texting during a lull
in activity), and clean up before leaving lab. You must wear closed-top shoes (no part of the top of the foot
or sock visible), have a lab coat or other protective clothing, and have protective eyewear. Lab coats must be
worn at all times in the lab if your clothes do not completely cover your legs to your knees and completely
cover your torso (sleeveless is acceptable). Extensively ripped clothing is not appropriate without a lab coat.
You should also bring a USB drive to every class so that you can save your data. Your instructor may deduct
points if you fail to meet expectations, are late to class, or miss a class. In addition, failure to ensure that both
the lab drawers you utilize during class are back in their original condition at the end of every class will
result in penalties, as will the use of materials from unassigned lab drawers without the explicit permission
of your instructor.
Lab Notebooks
You are required to maintain a laboratory notebook. The notebook is a place where all your data and
calculations are recorded along with any relevant observations. This notebook is not to be used for class notes
– only information about the experiments should be recorded in your notebook. You should have this notebook
with you during every class session, and should write in it during experiments to ensure that you have a
record of what you did. A composition notebook or a notebook from a previous class can also be used, but
not a notebook concurrently in use for any other purpose or course. The notebook should include a purpose
for the lab and outline of the procedure, including all relevant calculations and any changes made during the
experiment. Pasting a printed copy of the protocol in the lab notebook is not an acceptable substitution for
the purpose or method nor is copying the protocol word-for-word from the handout on Blackboard. The
notebook should also include a summary of the results (including any tables and/or figures generated as
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part of the data analysis). This summary should be handwritten in your notebook. While it is acceptable and
encouraged to paste in copies of graphs, charts, and extensive tables, it is not acceptable to simply staple in
the entire typed results or any other typed analysis completed as part of an assignment. Please read the
section in the lab manual and/or ask your instructor if you have questions about how to keep a lab notebook.
All notebook entries must be written in pen. The notebook will be checked at random during the semester.
If you do not have your notebook in class during a random notebook check, you will receive a zero for that
check.
Experimental Protocols
All experimental protocols will be available on Blackboard at least two weeks prior to the scheduled lab date,
and you are encouraged to look through the protocols well in advance of each lab. Each protocol will contain
information about calculations that need to be performed prior to lab and any other information necessary
for the pre-lab. As the semester progresses, the protocols will become less detailed and you will be expected
to rely on your lab notebook for experimental details and to prepare your own experimental procedure.
Although your instructor will give some additional explanations of techniques and data analysis during the
pre-lab lecture, you should contact your instructor prior to lab if you do not understand how to complete the
required calculations or are very confused about the purpose of the lab. Your instructor will expect you to
walk into lab each day with these calculations completed and with a general understanding of that day’s
purpose. You will have a chance to practice these calculations in the online pre-lab assignments described
below. Failure to complete pre-lab calculations and other preparation may result in the inability to complete
experiments within the allotted class time.
Online Pre-labs
Pre-lab exercises can include questions about the purpose of the lab, experimental details of the lab, analysis
of your data, reading assignments, and calculations that should be completed prior to beginning the
experiment. The information needed for the completion of the pre-lab exercise can be found in the protocol
and assigned reading. The first part of each pre-lab will require you to enter information necessary for the
completion of the lab. This portion of the pre-lab quiz must be completed by 5:59 pm (morning lab sections)
or 11:59 pm (afternoon lab sections) on the evening prior to your scheduled lab, and you may only complete
this portion only once. Your instructor will review and grade this part of your pre-lab between the
submission time and the start of your class, generally by late evening for morning lab sections or midmorning for afternoon lab sections. You can then review your score (and submitted answers) before class by
clicking on the grade in the Blackboard Gradebook.
The second part of each pre-lab will question you about general calculations and other background
information. This portion of the pre-lab can be completed at any time prior to the start of class. You will be
able to re-take this second portion of the pre-lab as often as you would like prior to class to increase your
score; only this highest score is recorded. Failure to complete the pre-lab prior to class will result in a zero;
there is no opportunity to make-up a pre-lab exercise. Pre-lab submissions by email will not be accepted. The
pre-lab part 2 questions will be available for additional practice and review prior to the exam; the questions
will not be worth additional points when practiced.
Written Assignments
Details of each assignment will be provided in the information sheet for each week. You are expected to use
the schedule at the end of this syllabus to keep track of your assignment due dates. Your instructor may
discuss the details of each assignment in class, but you are responsible for all assignments based solely on
the provided written information even if assignments are not discussed during class. It is your responsibility
to keep up and turn in your work on time. The list of assignments and the associated point values is the
same for all lab sections, although due dates are specific to each section based on class meeting time.
Assignments come in a variety of types. A few 10 point assignments focus on learning how to present
particular types of information. Most assignments are worth 15 points and focus on data analysis;
completion of these assignments will greatly assist with preparation of the final paper. Two 20 point
assignments make up a lab practical at the end of the semester, and part of the grade for those assignments
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will be based on in-class performance. One 30 point lab report will also be due. All assignments are to be
submitted online using the designated Blackboard link, which may also require submission of your work to
TurnItIn. Assignments will not be accepted by email or on hard copy. All assignments must be your own work;
it is never acceptable to copy any work from another student, even your lab partner.
Your instructor will grade your work online and provide comments if appropriate; it is your responsibility to
look at the graded work for any comments by your instructor using the TurnItIn interface. Your instructor
may leave comments in the grade report for the assignment and/or on the document itself within the
TurnItIn interface. If you do not understand how to view these comments, please seek help early in the
semester. (Two hints: placing your mouse cursor over a comment will expand it to show more detail, and
you can click-and-drag comments to more clearly determine which text a particular comment refers to.)
Note that the TurnItIn interface for mobile devices, including tablets, does not provide full functionality and
may restrict your ability to view feedback. It is your responsibility to view feedback with an appropriate
computer. Failure to correct issues pointed out by your instructor in early assignments will lead to
significantly lower grades on later assignments.
Note that assignments may be submitted multiple times until 15 minutes before class on the due date. The
last version uploaded will be the one graded. You can take advantage of this feature to ensure that a draft is
uploaded well in advance of the due date, and then upload a final version later if necessary. This will help
you avoid late penalties in the event of technical difficulties uploading close to the beginning of class.
However, be aware that revised versions cannot be uploaded after the time the assignment is due, even
though it is still possible to upload a first version (with a late penalty).
Written assignments routinely require the use of a spreadsheet program for data analysis. Appropriate
programs include Microsoft Excel (but not “Excel Starter Edition”), Libreoffice Calc, and Openoffice Calc (the
latter two being freely available to download). Note that many other commonly available spreadsheet
programs lack necessary features and are not adequate for this course, including Apple iWorks Numbers.
Quizzes
Quizzes will focus on calculations you should have completed as part of the data analysis for a previous lab
and/or those necessary for the current lab. Pre-lab exercises provide opportunities to practice the
calculations that may appear on quizzes. Late attendance will result in a missed quiz unless you have a valid
excuse approved by your instructor in advance.
Exam
There will be a comprehensive final exam given on the date indicated on the course schedule. Note that this
exam will be given in the evening, and you should plan work schedules accordingly. All sections of 3130L
will take the final exam at this time. You will be given two hours in which to complete the exam. Exams will
not be returned, but you may arrange an appointment with your instructor to view your exam after exam
grades are posted.
Final Paper
You will write up the results of Weeks 6-11 as a manuscript using the format for the journal Biochemistry
(http://pubs.acs.org/journal/bichaw). You will be given many opportunities throughout the semester to
complete and receive feedback on portions of this manuscript. Specific guidelines for each section of the
manuscript will be provided in handouts and discussed during class. Each student must submit their own,
original work. The due date and time for the manuscript is listed in the schedule at the end of this syllabus.
As with other written assignments, this manuscript will be submitted electronically.
Course Grading
It is possible to earn a maximum of 1070 points, but percent grades will be calculated out of 1000 points.
Assignments. Assignments are individually worth five to thirty points, for a total of 225 points.
Pre-labs. There will be ten 20-point pre-labs (combined part 1 & part 2) for a total of 200 points.
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Quizzes. There will be nine 20-point quizzes during the semester, for a total of 180 points.
Exam. There is one 150 points exam.
Final paper. This paper is worth 200 points.
Lab notebook. The notebook is worth 50 points.
Participation. Following the given participation guidelines is worth up to 65 points.
Final Total Points and Grade Distribution
Letter Grade
A
B
C
D
F
Minimum Percent
90%
80%
70%
60%
< 60%
Point Range
900-1070
800-899
700-799
600-699
0-599
Course Policies
Attendance
Swipe your ID in the card readers when entering the classroom. If you forget your ID or arrive more than 10
minutes after class has begun, your attendance will not be recorded. Failure to attend a lab session without
an excuse approved by your instructor in advance will result in an automatic 5 point deduction from your
participation total. If you are completely unprepared for lab, especially on days where a protocol assignment
is due, you may be asked to leave and make up the class as an unexcused absence.
Late Assignments
All assignments are due by the beginning of class and must be submitted electronically by that time. For
most assignments, submissions after the deadline will receive an automatic 5 point deduction with an
additional 10% deduction will be applied per day starting 24 hours after the original deadline. For both the
final manuscript and lab practical written assignment, a late penalty of 1% per hour following the deadline
will be applied instead. Once the total possible points reaches zero for any assignment, the assignment will
no longer be accepted. If you have an emergency that prohibits you from turning in work on the due date,
you must immediately notify your instructor and provide the appropriate documentation within one week of
the original due date. Graduating seniors will receive a grade of zero for any assignments that are not
submitted before Quiet Day, even if the total late penalty would not yet automatically mean zero points
(spring semesters only).
Written Assignments After Missing Class
Most written assignments require that you have completed an in-class experiment to generate data. If you
miss a class due to an unexcused absence, you will be unable to complete the corresponding assignment.
Your instructor will not accept an assignment based on data from a class that you missed unless you have
received special permission in advance.
Collecting Your Graded Work
Your instructor will return all graded work as quickly as possible. It is your responsibility to collect your
graded quizzes if you are not available to pick them up in class. Assignments submitted electronically will
also be graded electronically, and may be viewed using the TurnItIn interface in Blackboard. Your instructor
may choose to place graded quizzes outside of her/his office for easier pickup. If you do not want your
graded work placed in a common area, please notify your instructor by email.
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Calculators
Bring a non-programmable calculator capable of logs (including natural logs and antilogs), exponents, and
scientific notation to class every day. (Calculators that round off very small values instead of switching to
scientific notation will lead you to calculation errors.) On quizzes and exams, cell phones and multimedia
devices may not be used as calculators, sharing of calculators is not permitted, and you should not assume
that your instructor will have a spare calculator.
Electronic Devices
Silence cell phones for the duration of the class period. If there is a situation that requires that you be able to
answer your cell phone during a class, please inform your instructor before the class. If you use your phone
during class (including text messaging), you may be asked to leave; an exception will be made if the phone is
used strictly as a timer or clock during appropriate experiments. Some classes will require the use of
computers, but the computers should be used only for classwork.
Regrade Requests
Grades on assignments/quizzes may be disputed up to one week after being returned or being made
available for pickup. Grade errors on online assignments must be brought to the instructor’s attention
within one week of the grade entry. Re-grade requests must be in writing with a detailed explanation for the
request. Re-grades may result in a grade higher or lower than the original grade. It is your responsibility to
keep track of your grades and notify your instructor immediately if you feel that you are missing a quiz or
assignment grade.
Sample Data
You may require sample data from your instructor if an experiment does not produce any data. You may
request this data for any experiment under the following guidelines: (i) the data analysis must clearly
indicate that sample data was used and why; and (ii) you may receive a 5% point deduction on the
assignment for using sample data if use of the data is not sufficiently justified (this corresponds to 10 points
for each set of sample data if required for the final paper). Poor quality data is not usually a sufficient
justification to request sample data. Keep this in mind when preparing for labs and working on experiments;
it is usually easier to analyze and write about good quality data. Any assignments prepared using sample
data (or data obtained from another student) due to an unexcused absence and/or without prior permission
from your instructor will not be graded.
Biochemistry Lecture
If you are concurrently taking Introduction to Biochemistry lecture (CHEM 3130) but considering dropping
the lecture, you must discuss whether or not you should remain in lab with your lab instructor. All lab
students are assumed to have fundamental knowledge from lecture at each stage of the semester, and
students who drop lecture but remain in lab have a very high failure rate.
Evacuation Policy
In the event that classes are canceled due to a hurricane evacuation, assignments and course materials will
be posted to Blackboard. Please log on to the Blackboard site as soon as possible after the evacuation.
Health or Disability Concerns
If you have special needs, please make an appointment to speak to your instructor to discuss any appropriate
accommodations.
Academic Misconduct
The CAS Academic Integrity Policy will be followed in this course. According to the policy, academic
misconduct includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. Using unauthorized materials in completion of an exam, quiz, or assignment.
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2. Assisting or gaining assistance from an unauthorized source during an exam, quiz, or assignment.
3. Providing assistance to another student in a manner not authorized by the instructor.
4. Obtaining an examination or assignment in an unauthorized manner.
5. Using material from a source without giving proper citation.
6. Fabricating or altering data.
7. Submitting work to one class that is substantially similar to work submitted for another class
without prior approval from the instructors involved.
8. Submitting written work that is not completely one’s own or allowing others to submit one’s work.
9. Destroying or altering the work of another student.
10. Committing any other violation of academic integrity as described in this syllabus.
Specific examples of academic misconduct in this class include:

the use of a cell phone during an exam or quiz for any reason (even as a calculator);

talking during an exam or quiz;

using anything other than explicitly authorized materials on a quiz or exam;

attempting to read from another student's quiz or exam;

copying class assignments, including sharing files to analyze or present data;

using data that you did not collect in a report without proper attribution;

submitting a lab report that contains information from a website or other source without proper
attribution;

working with others on any assignments (in or out of class) when not authorized;

submitting a lab report that contains information from a previous semester.
You are responsible for arriving on time for all quizzes or exams, as you will not be permitted to begin after
any other student has left the room. You are responsible for all written materials on, under, and near your
seat during quizzes and exams, so it is in your best interest to ensure that the desk surface is clear of writing
and that no extraneous papers are within your line of sight (both when you begin and finish). Cell phones
should always be off and inside a bag during a quiz or exam; your instructor will not give you the benefit of
the doubt if a cell phone is used or visible. The CAS policy makes no distinction between the person
receiving unauthorized assistance (copying an assignment) and the person providing the assistance
(allowing work to be copied); both actions are academic misconduct.
All cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the CAS Dean's Office per Xavier's Academic Integrity
Policy. Any case of academic misconduct on assignments will result in a grade of zero for the assignment and
may result in a grade of F for the entire course. Premeditated academic misconduct during an exam (for
example, using a cell phone to text or preparing a “cheat sheet”) will result in the student being asked to
leave immediately and in a failing grade for the course.
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Lab Schedule (Tuesday, Section 1)
A (Y) in the pre-lab column indicates that you will need to complete an online pre-lab prior to the start of lab.
A (Y) in the quiz column indicates that there will be a quiz given at the start of the lab period.
Date
Week Experiment
Jan 13
1
Pipetting
Jan 20
2
Spectrophotometry
Jan 27
3
Buffers and pKa
Feb 3
4
PCR
Feb 10
5
Restriction digest
Feb 17
No class: Mardi Gras break
Feb 24
6
Protein purification
Mar 3
7
Specific activity: phosphatase
Mar 10
8
Specific activity: invertase
Mar 17
9
SDS-PAGE and Optimal pH
Mar 24
10 Invertase kinetics
Mar 31
Apr 7
Apr 14
Apr 17
Apr 20
Apr 21
Apr 24
11
12
13
No class: spring break
Non-linear kinetics analysis
Manuscript workshop
Pre-lab Quiz
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Exam at 6:00 pm
Due at 11:59 pm
Lab practical: phosphatase
kinetics
Due at 1:15 pm
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Assignment Due
Pts
Week 1 notebook
Week 2 report
Week 3 report
Abstract of research paper
10
15
15
10
Weeks 4+5 report
Week 6 report
Week 7 report
Week 8 report
Week 9 report
Protocol for week 10
30
15
15
15
15
10
Week 10 report
Week 11 report
Protocol for week 13 draft
15
15
5
Manuscript
Protocol for week 13
200
20
Week 13 results
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Lab Schedule (Wednesday, Section 2)
A (Y) in the pre-lab column indicates that you will need to complete an online pre-lab prior to the start of lab.
A (Y) in the quiz column indicates that there will be a quiz given at the start of the lab period.
Date
Week Experiment
Jan 14
1
Pipetting
Jan 21
2
Spectrophotometry
Jan 28
3
Buffers and pKa
Feb 4
4
PCR
Feb 11
5
Restriction digest
Feb 18
No class: Mardi Gras break
Feb 25
6
Protein purification
Mar 4
7
Specific activity: phosphatase
Mar 11
8
Specific activity: invertase
Mar 18
9
SDS-PAGE and Optimal pH
Mar 25
10 Invertase kinetics
Apr 1
Apr 8
Apr 15
Apr 17
Apr 20
Apr 22
Apr 25
11
12
13
No class: spring break
Non-linear kinetics analysis
Manuscript workshop
Pre-lab Quiz
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Exam at 6:00 pm
Due at 11:59 pm
Lab practical: phosphatase
kinetics
Due at 2:00 pm
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Assignment Due
Pts
Week 1 notebook
Week 2 report
Week 3 report
Abstract of research paper
10
15
15
10
Weeks 4+5 report
Week 6 report
Week 7 report
Week 8 report
Week 9 report
Protocol for week 10
30
15
15
15
15
10
Week 10 report
Week 11 report
Protocol for week 13 draft
15
15
5
Manuscript
Protocol for week 13
200
20
Week 13 results
20
Lab Schedule (Thursday, Section 3)
A (Y) in the pre-lab column indicates that you will need to complete an online pre-lab prior to the start of lab.
A (Y) in the quiz column indicates that there will be a quiz given at the start of the lab period.
Date
Week Experiment
Jan 15
1
Pipetting
Jan 22
2
Spectrophotometry
Jan 29
3
Buffers and pKa
Feb 5
4
PCR
Feb 12
5
Restriction digest
Feb 19
6
Protein purification
Feb 26
7
Specific activity: phosphatase
Mar 5
8
Specific activity: invertase
Mar 12
9
SDS-PAGE and Optimal pH
Mar 19
10 Invertase kinetics
Mar 26
Apr 2
Apr 9
Apr 16
Apr 17
Apr 20
Apr 23
Apr 26
11
12
13
Non-linear kinetics analysis
No class: spring break
Manuscript workshop
Pre-lab Quiz
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
TBA
Exam at 6:00 pm
Due at 11:59 pm
Lab practical: phosphatase
kinetics
Due at 1:15 pm
10
Y
Assignment Due
Pts
Week 1 notebook
Week 2 report
Week 3 report
Abstract of research paper
Weeks 4+5 report
Week 6 report
Week 7 report
Week 8 report
Week 9 report
Protocol for week 10
Week 10 report
10
15
15
10
30
15
15
15
15
10
15
Week 11 report
Protocol for week 13 draft
15
5
Manuscript
Protocol for week 13
200
20
Week 13 results
20
Lab Schedule (Friday, Section 4)
A (Y) in the pre-lab column indicates that you will need to complete an online pre-lab prior to the start of lab.
A (Y) in the quiz column indicates that there will be a quiz given at the start of the lab period.
Date
Week Experiment
Jan 16
1
Pipetting
Jan 23
2
Spectrophotometry
Jan 30
3
Buffers and pKa
Feb 6
4
PCR
Feb 13
5
Restriction digest
Feb 20
6
Protein purification
Feb 27
7
Specific activity: phosphatase
Mar 6
8
Specific activity: invertase
Mar 13
9
SDS-PAGE and Optimal pH
Mar 20
10 Invertase kinetics
Mar 27
Apr 3
Apr 10
Apr 17
Apr 17
Apr 20
Apr 24
Apr 27
11
12
13
Non-linear kinetics analysis
No class: spring break
Manuscript workshop
Pre-lab Quiz
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
TBA
Exam at 6:00 pm
Due at 11:59 pm
Lab practical: phosphatase
kinetics
Due at 2:00 pm
11
Y
Assignment Due
Pts
Week 1 notebook
Week 2 report
Week 3 report
Abstract of research paper
Weeks 4+5 report
Week 6 report
Week 7 report
Week 8 report
Week 9 report
Protocol for week 10
Week 10 report
10
15
15
10
30
15
15
15
15
10
15
Week 11 report
Protocol for week 13 draft
15
5
Manuscript
Protocol for week 13
200
20
Week 13 results
20