Class notes
Aug 28, 2025
●​ Presentation 1
○​ 20-25 mins
○​ 1 paper given intro, info, and conclusion
○​ 18% of grade
●​ Presentation 2
○​ Present 2 papers
○​ Take Presentation 1 and revise it then add onto it with paper 2 + add critiques
and discussion
○​ 30%
●​ Abstract
○​ 200 words only but can start with 400 words and she’ll help
○​ 10%
●​ Final Report
○​ ?
○​ 15%
●​ Team Collab
○​ Effort in team
○​ 3%
●​ Seminars
○​ Only 4 seminars have to write abt
○​ Have to attend all
○​ 4%
○​ Write 1 paragraph abt what you learned and what you understood/captured
●​ Q&A Discussion + Participation
○​ Interactive course
○​ Ask questions, she’ll mark it down
○​ 10%
●​ Attendance
○​ Thursday Class - 6%
○​ Seminar - 4%
●​ Presentation
○​ 1.)
■​ 20-25 slides
■​ 20-25 mins
■​ Will give rubric & examples
■​ Must submit presentation via email by 2pm the day of your
presentation
○​ 2.)
■​ Will give rubric & examples
■​ 40 mins
■​ Must submit presentation via email by 2pm the day of your
presentation
●​ Paper
○​ 2019 or later research paper
○​ Topics:
■​ Antibiotic Resistance
■​ CRISPR
■​ Diabetes's latest treatment plan
○​ Final report will be abt presentation #2
○​ Report should be no more than 10 pages (single space) and should have at
least 7 references
○​ Seminar writing should be only ½ page/1 longish paragraph
●​ Group
○​ Group 1 presents 9/11
○​ Group 2 + 3 presents 9/18 so on + so forth
●​ What type of bacteria & what they do with the bacteria
●​ Find paper with mechanism focused
Date
Lecture #2: Topic
●​ Jot down notes during class—develop a shorthand system that works for you
●​ You can underline and highlight with different colors to emphasize important
information
●​ You can organize resources, questions, and key terms in the tabs