Short presentations

Schedule for short presentations (techniques/model organisms/medical applications) Biol 5304 2021

Date Topic Textbook pages Student

1 Wed, Sep 1
Restriction Enzymes/Gel electrophoresis
148-150 Rebecca Peterson

2 Fri, Sep 3 Chromosome Conformation Capture 187-188 Harrison Cape

3 Wed, Sep 8 Chemical synthesis/PCR 157-159 Katherine Scalise

4 Wed, Sep 8 DNA Sequencing 158-162 Brooke Koritala

5 Fri, Sep 10 Identification of Origins of Replication 290-291 Morgan Smith

6 Mon, Sep 13 DNA Cloning and Transformation 154-155 Amber Siddiqui

7 Mon, Sep 13 Anticancer drugs in DNA replication 268 Madigan Eppink

8 Wed, Sep 15 Shotgun Sequencing 162-165 Daniel Chavez

9 Wed, Sep 15 Next Generation Sequencing 167-168 Anusha Iyengar

10 Mon, Sep 20 DNA incorporation assays 261-262 Bradley Dromgoole

11 Mon, Sep 20 Model organism: Yeast (S. cerevisiae) 808-811 Travis Harris

12 Wed, Sep 22 Model organism: Mouse (Mus musculus)-1 825-827
Brynne Hindle

13 Wed, Sep 22 Model organism: Mouse (Mus musculus)-2 827-830
Kolos Nagy

14 Fri, Sep 24 RecQ Disorders 368 Kyra Rozanitis

15 Fri, Sep 24 Discovery of Transposons 408 Kyle Pekar

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Mon, Sep 27 Model organism: Bacteria (E. coli) 802-808 Justin Patty

17 Wed, Sep 29 Proteins/Purification, Chromatography 173-176 Gabrielle Gard

18 Wed, Sep 29 DNA and RNA hybridization 151-153 Jasmine Sun

19 Fri, Oct 1 Proteins/ Electrophoresis/Sequencing 176-178 Lindsey Philips

20 Mon, Oct 4 Defects in pre-mRNA Splicing 497-498 Josephine Chiu

21 Wed, Oct 6 Proteomics and Mass Spec 179-181 Nicole Petchey

22 Fri, Oct 8 XER Recombinase 392 Cela Petras

23 Mon, Oct 18
Model organism: Arabidopsis
811-816 Muaz Wahid

24 Wed, Oct 20 SELEX-DNA or RNA binding 189 Delaney Gaston

25 Fri, Oct 22
RNA mimetic of GFP
115 Katie Neal

26 Wed, Oct 27 Ribosome profiling 561-562 Hassan El-Bardini

27 Fri, Oct 29 EMSA-Electrophoretic Mobility shift Assay 182-184 Daniel Latour

28 Mon, Nov 1 DNA footprinting 184-185 Anaiya DeShong-McGruder

29 Fri, Nov 5 Quorum sensing 635-636 Patrick Isaac

30 Mon, Nov 8 Model organism: Bacteriophage 635-636 Hannah Velasco

31 Mon, Nov 8 Yeast Two-Hybrid Assay 664 Andrew Wright

32 Wed, Nov 10 ChIP 185-187 Zuhair Almahayni

33 Wed, Nov 10 ChIP-Chip and ChIP-Seq 666-667 Will Saad

34 Fri, Nov 12 Histone Modifications and Leukemia 670 Jordan Cortez Wartell

35 Fri, Nov 12 Model organism: C. elegans 816-819 Rafay Wahid

36 Mon, Nov 15 Model organism: Drosophila-Part 1 816-819 Ben Pliske

37 Mon, Nov 15 Model organism: Drosophila-Part 2 819-822 Abigail White

38 Wed, Nov 17 Discovery of MicroRNA 722-723 Subash Swarna

Guidelines for the Short Presentation
The content of the presentation will be an description of a research technique, a model organism used in research, or a medical application of research. Presentations will be 4-5 minutes in length. Students will select a topic and date in the first week of the semester during a meeting with the instructor. Students should use computer presentations (e.g., PowerPoint, Keynote, pdf). Textbook figures (jpg files) will be provided, when available, to aid in the presentations. A copy of the presentation should be emailed to the instructor for approval at least 1 day in advance of the date given. If it is received early enough, feedback from the instructor is possible. Upload the final version to Canvas.
The first slide of the presentation should have a title and the student's name, followed by 2-3 additional slides with text and figures. Figures from the textbook will be provided to you. It might be beneficial to obtain additional figures or information from other sources. If so, it is necessary to provide proper acknowledgement. Initially, you will have two options for the presentation. It may be given remotely during synchronous classroom sessions, using Zoom. Alternatively, it may be given from the classroom using the DTEN screen, by connecting from a laptop computer. (Open Zoom on your computer, select "ShareScreen", and type in the code from the DTEN screen.) The presentations will be recorded along with the scheduled lecture by the instructor, and posted on Canvas. Or other options might be possible.
Tips for an effective presentation: Use a simple background. A complex background can make it difficult to read text and see images. Pay attention to contrast between text and background. Use the wide screen setting (16 x 9). Make images and text as large as possible (e.g. the smallest text should be at least 40 pt). Do not use too much text in your slides. Avoid the situation where you are reading the text for an extended time, while the audience is reading it with you. The text should provide the cues for what you intend to say, rather than every word. It is generally helpful to have a title on each slide that states the main point. For example: “DNA fragments can be separated by size using gel electrophoresis” In addition to an introduction to the topic, and a description of how the technique works, what it is used for, why the model organism is useful, etc., it is important to have a smooth conclusion. Practice your presentation with your study group members to get their comments. It will help you achieve the proper length of time.

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