IGEM:MIT/2005/Schedule and Syllabus

First Week

• Monday June 6, 2005
  • AM 0900 [location = 68-121]
    • What is Synthetic Biology? What is the iGEM competition? What are some examples? What do we have to do (yes, you can do whatever you want, but we have to win -- smile) -- Drew leading.
    • Project Ideas Discussion -- All (team advisors moderating)
  • PM 1300 [location = TBS]
    • Basic laboratory technique (lecture) -- Natalie and Kate leading
    • Basic laboratory technique (action) -- Natlalie and Kate leading (team doing)
• Tuesday June 7, 2005
  • AM 1000 [location = 68-474]
    • What is a cell? How to thing about cells as "power supplies and chassis"? -- Tom leading
    • Project Ideas Discussion -- All (team advisors moderating)
  • PM 1300 [location = TBS]
    • Manipulating DNA (lecture) -- Natalie and Kate leading
    • Manipulating DNA (action) -- Natalie and Kate leading (team doing)
• Wednesday June 8, 2005
  • AM 1000 [location = 68-574]
    • Abstraction -- Drew leading
    • Project Ideas Discussion -- All (team advisors moderating)
  • PM 1200 [location = TBS]
    • Looking at cells under the microscope, making movies (Barry and Francoise leading, team doing)
    • lunch then ~1330 in teaching lab: run gel, excise bands, elute from gel, ligate, transform bacteria -- Natalie and Kate leading (team doing)
• Thursday June 9, 2005
  • AM 1000 [location = 66-360]
    • 10 minutes will be dedicated to logistics (timecards and paychecks/hangout place/group meetings that will start next week) Bring any paperwork you have.
    • What is the Registry of Standard Biological Parts? How does it work? How can I use it? -- Randy leading
    • Project Discussion
  • PM 1300 [location = TBS]
    • ligation of DNA/transformation of bacteria
• Friday June 10, 2005
  • AM [location = TBS]
    • Project Decision (attempt #1, team leading, advisors listening)
  • PM (at team's discretion)

Second Week (and thereafter)

• Mondays (e.g., June 13, 2005)
  • Team planning meeting -- 11am [location = TBS]
    • What does the team need to (hope to) get done this week?
• Fridays (e.g., June 17, 2005)
  • Team briefing to advisors -- 11am [location = TBS]
    • What happened? What worked? What didn't work? What are the open issues?

Other Lectures TBS

• Risk and Responsibility Discussion
• We will have other lectures, discsussions, and labs depending on your project choice

TBS means "to be scheduled."