BENG402 - Bioinstrumentation by Design LAB - Fall of 2008

instructor: Nathalia Peixoto

 

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Instructor: Nathalia Peixoto. (Science and Technology II, room 211 on Tuesdays and Thursdays).

Lab instructors: Nathalia Peixoto and Sara Hooshangi (BENG402 website)

Weekly schedules: BENG401 and BENG402

Classes:

BENG401 website

Weekly schedules: BENG401 and BENG402.

Classes:
              - Thursdays: lab (BENG402). either from 7:20pm to 10pm (from 8/28 through 10/9), or from 9am to 12am (from 10/15 to 12/16), again in the same labs as the Thursdays classes.

Office hours:  Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2pm in room 211 of STII, and by appointment.

 

Student Evaluation Criteria

... Lab emails (no reports): 50%
... Class participation and bodily presence with eyes open and brain running: 50%.

 

Wk	Day	Theme	Detail	Handouts, data files.	report
1	Aug 28	LabView basics 1/2	Introduction to LV programming, LabView tutorials, loops, if-then-else, controlling charts and graphs.	layout tips	n.a.
3	Sept 4	LabView basics 2/2	How to measure physiological signals, chemical training, lab etiquette, lab access. Data acquisition, signal processing, file saving, building applications.	Lab handout Testsignal	two emails
3	Sept 11	Genetic circuits	Intro to gene networks and synthetic biology
4	Sept 18	Modeling	Modeling gene networks I
5	Sept 25	Modeling	Modeling gene networks II
6	Oct 2	Wet lab I	Manipulating DNA to build gene networks: using PCR and enzymatic digestion
7	Oct 9	Wet lab II	Running gel electrophoresis
8	Oct 16		Data analysis (Matlab)
8	Oct 23	Piano Glove	Buiding the piano glove
10	Oct 30	Instrumentation	Amps, ina's, preamps, bias current, electric isolation
11	Nov 6	PCB hands on.	Design and make your preinted circuit board (your own circuit)
12	Nov 13	PCB hands on	Test your circuit, acquire data.
13	Nov 20		Data analysis (Matlab/LabView)
14	Nov 27	Thanksgiving	Recess
15	Dec 4		Genetically modified plants (detecing and analyzing)
16	Dec 11	Exam	no class