Molecular Neuroscience: Colby College 2014
Location: MDI Biological Laboratory (travel information)
A one-week laboratory short course in Molecular Biology Techniques for Neuroscience Research for undergraduate students from Colby College
Partner
Course Director
Andrea Tilden, Ph.D.The J. Warren Merrill Associate Professor of BiologyColby College
Additional Faculty
Lindsey Shopland, Ph.D.
| Day | Time | Activity |
| Sunday, 1/19/2014 | 6:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:00 PM | Couse Introduction | |
| Monday, 1/20/14 | 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Lab Orientation | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | RNA Extraction | |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner | |
| Tuesday, 1/21/14 | 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | cDNA Synthesis | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | PCR check of cDNA | |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner | |
| Wednesday, 1/22/14 | 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | qPCR | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Data Analysis | |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner | |
| Thursday, 1/23/14 | 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | More qPCR | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Confocal Microscopy | |
| Experiments as Needed | ||
| 6:00 PM | Dinner | |
| Friday, 1/24/14 | 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM | Final Experiments | |
| Noon | Lunch | |
| 1:00 AM | Wrap Up Discussion | |
| 2:00 PM | Departure |
Students are encouraged to carpool to the MDI Biological Laboratory. On-campus parking is available adjacent to the student dormitories.