Meeting 1

1. choose a problem
2. explore the problem
   1. state of the art
   2. who are stakeholders
   3. requirements for a "good" solution
   4. safety and regulatory concerns
   the point:
   have a completely authentic research experience, do the best science we can
3. choose an approach
4. Designing DNA/experiments
5. Order DNA -> construction

6. Make data

    

   First half of semester:

• Small groups focused around specific potential projects

• Developing a problem

• Interacting with the primary literature (3 hours with a medical dictionary)

• reporting- journal clubs by the summer

• stakeholders (don't forget to talk about funding!)
  

   

Skills

• TC

• Cloning (PCR)
• Genious
• Data analysis (Modelling) not just trial and error, get computers involved! Model protein structure and dynamics, biomaterials and metabolic engineering. iGEM judges like this.