Upcoming Lab Courses

Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Lab

Discovery Science and Model Building

Proteomics

• Crystalize proteins - wet lab
• Visualize structures in 3D - computer lab
• Design better drugs - computer lab
• Use Yeast Two-Hybrid to detect protein interactions - wet lab

Genomics

• Print partial yeast genome DNA microarrays - wet lab
• Conduct experiments with partial DNA chips - wet lab
• Analyze data using Laurie Heyer's software - computer lab
• Conduct experiments with whole yeast genome chips - wet lab
• Analyze data from whole genome experiment - computer lab

Molecular Lab

Hypothesis Testing and Molecular Analysis

Protein Interactions

• Use GFP- and RFP-tagged proteins to determine cellular localization -wet lab.
• Use FRET to detect protein-protein interactions in vivo - wet lab.
• Immunoprecipitate to verify interactions - wet lab.

Molecular Functions

• Visualize 3D structure of NADP⁺- and NAD⁺-dependent IDHs - computer lab.
• Predict critical amino acids - computer lab.
• Site-directed mutagenesis to make substitutions - wet lab.
• Express recombinant proteins and measure coenzyme specificity - wet lab.

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