20.309:Presentations

Session 1: Thursday, Sep. 28, 7:00PM

1. Connie Yee: J. W. Hong, et al. "A nanoliter-scale nucleic acid processor with parallel architecture," Nature Biotech. 22(4): pp. 435-439 (2004).
2. Emily Slutsky: J. M. Nam, C. S. Thaxton, C. A. Mirkin "Nanoparticle-based bio-bar codes for the ultrasensitive detection of proteins," Science 301(5641): pp. 1884-1886 (2003).
3. Kelly Chang and Iliana Jäätmaa: E. Winfree, et al. "Design and self-assembly of two-dimensional DNA crystals," Nature 394(6693): pp. 539-544 (1998). AND P. W. K. Rothemund "Folding DNA to create nanoscale shapes and patterns," Nature 440(7082): pp. 297-302(2006).
4. (C. S. J. Hou, et al. "Label-free microelectronic PCR quantification" Analytical Chemistry 78(8): pp. 2526-2531 (2006). AND R. Y. Lai et al. "Rapid, sequence-specific detection of unpurified PCR amplicons via a reusable, electrochemical sensor" PNAS 103(11): pp. 4017-4021 (2006).)

Session 2: Thursday, Oct. 19, 12:00PM (in class)

1. Andrea Bryan: G. E. Fantner et al. "Sacrificial bonds and hidden length: Unraveling molecular mesostructures in tough materials" Biophys. Journal 90(4): pp. 1411-1418 (2006).
2. John Sy: A. Engell and D. J. Muller "Observing single biomolecules at work with the atomic force microscope," Nature Stuct. Biol. 7(9): pp. 715-718 (2000).
3. Yao-Chung Weng: F. Schwesinger et al. "Unbinding forces of single antibody-antigen complexes correlate with their thermal dissociation rates" PNAS 97(18): pp. 9972-9977 (2000).
4. Justin Lo: 20.309 Lab Module 1 -- measuring DNA melting curves.
5. (D. Rugar et al. "Single spin detection by magnetic resonance force microscopy," Nature 430(6997): pp. 329-332 (2004).)

Session 3

1. P. J. Verveer et al., "Quantitative Imaging of Lateral ErbB1 Receptor Signal Propagation in the Plasma Membrane," Science 290 pp. 1567-70 (2000).
2. C. S. Chen et al., "Geometric control of cell life and death," Science 276 pp. 1425-28 (1997).
3. Z. E. Perlman et al., "Multidimensional Drug Profiling by Automated Microscopy," Science 306 pp. 1194-98 (2004).
4. D. Axelrod, "Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy in Cell Biology," Traffic 2 pp. 764-774 (2001).

Session 4

1. S.M. Block, et al. "Probing the kinesin reaction cycle with a 2D optical force clamp," PNAS 100(5), pp. 2351-56 (2003).

Session 5

1. M. J. Miller et al., "Two-Photon Imaging of Lymphocyte Motility and Antigen Response in Intact Lymph Node," Science 296 pp. 1869-73 (2002).
2. P. J. Campagnola et al., "Three-Dimensional High-Resolution Second-Harmonic Generation Imaging of Endogenous Structural Proteins in Biological Tissues," Biophys J. 81(1) pp. 493-508 (2002).