Schedule of Laboratory Exercises and Assignments

Date Topic Assignment Due Date
WEEK 1 Models and Imaging in Developmental Biology Lab Notebook and
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in lab, week 2
WEEK 2 Cell-adhesion and aggregation: sponges Lab Notebook and
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in lab, week 3
WEEK 3 Developmental Genetics and Patterning: flies
AND Developmental Genetics Journal Club
Lab Notebook and
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in lab, week 4
WEEK 4 (Mis)patterning vertebrate body axes: zebrafish Lab Notebook and
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in lab, week 5
WEEK 5 Signaling pathways and their readouts: zebrafish
AND Transgenesis & Signaling Journal Club
Lab Notebook and
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in lab, week 6
WEEK 6 Somitogenesis & Organogensis: chick Lab Notebook, slides and oral presentation sign-up for presentations
WEEK 7 More zebrafish techniques: chimeras and imaging
AND Independent project proposal rough draft
Lab Notebook and IP proposal in lab
FALL BREAK
WEEK 8 Fgf 24 in situ hybridization on zebrafish
AND Independent project proposal final
Lab Notebook, raw data,
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in lab
WEEKS 9-13 Independent Projects** Lab Notebook
FINAL Independent Project Conclusions Oral Presentations and Peer Evaluations Mon Dec 10 at 9 am

**Although your independent projects will most likely entail experiments that require time outside of the assigned Wed/Thurs time slot, please use that time to ensure that you have assembled necessary reagents. Kara will be available during those hours (either in B207 or her own lab, B222) for consultation about materials, methods, protocols, general guidance and troubleshooting etc. Finally, please be safe. ALWAYS work in the lab with a partner, or coordinate with another group so that you are not alone in the lab, especially late at night/very early in the morning.