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Team:Leicester/Attributions
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Attributions
Each team must clearly attribute work done by the team on this page. They must distinguish work done by the team from work done by others, including the host labs, advisors, instructors, graduate students, and postgraduate masters students.
Christopher Morton
- 10th July: Plated out several of the CSE kits.
- 12th July: Photographed all of the CSE kits for recording the bacterial growth.
- 12th July: Helped with the testing of acetone on polystyrene.
- 12th July: Made the 1st plate of dissolved polystrene embedded in the Luria agar as a test to see if the method worked.
- 12th July: Made up dilutions of acetone and used methanol to see their effects on polystyrene.
- 13th July: Learnt how to use the grinder in an attempt to grind the polystyrene.
- 16th July: Prepared the minimal media.
- 16th July: Worked with the frozen polystyrene (-80oC) in an attempt to grind it down.
- 16th July: Worked with the liquid nitrogen in a further attempt to grind the polystyrene down.
- 18th July: Finished making the control, 5% and 10% polystyrene agar plates and took them to the other lab to be plated with ''Pseudomonas''.
- 19th July: Shaved EPS to try and recreate our suspension.
- 19th July: Plated up some more by sprinkling the polystyrene "sugar" on top of the agar.
- 23rd July: Went around town looking on the sponsorship drive.
- 31st July: Helped to produce the minimal media plates for the ''E. coli'' and ''Pseudomonas. sp'' as control plates.
- 31st July: Helped to produce the corning tubes for the liquid suspension of ''Pseudomonas sp''.
- 1st August: Produced the 15ml corning tubes for the suspension of ''Pseudomonas sp'' in rich media.
Anthony Cox
- 10th July: Plated out several of the CSE kits.
- 13th July: Used the mortar and pestle to try and grind the polystyrene.
- 13th July: Learnt how to use the grinder in an attempt to grind the polystyrene.
- 16th July: Prepared the minimal media.
- 16th July: Worked with the frozen polystyrene (-80oC) in an attempt to grind it down.
- 16th July: Worked with the liquid nitrogen in a further attempt to grind the polystyrene down.
- 18th July: Finished making the control, 5% and 10% polystyrene agar plates and took them to the other lab to be plated with ''Pseudomonas''.
- 19th July: Plated up some more by sprinkling the polystyrene "sugar" on top of the agar.
- 1st August: Made the protocol for the DNA hybridization.
- 2nd August: Made the protocol for the DNA extraction test, as well as the growth curves by diluting a broth.
Philip Higgs
- 12th July: Photographed all of the CSE kits for recording the bacterial growth.
- 12th July: Helped with the testing of acetone on polystyrene.
- 12th July: Made the 1st plate of dissolved polystrene embedded in the Luria agar as a test to see if the method worked.
- 12th July: Made up dilutions of acetone and used methanol to see their effects on polystyrene.
- 13th July: Used the mortar and pestle to try and grind the polystyrene.
- 13th July: Learnt how to use the grinder in an attempt to grind the polystyrene.
- 16th July: Prepared the minimal media.
- 16th July: Worked with the frozen polystyrene (-80oC) in an attempt to grind it down.
- 16th July: Worked with the liquid nitrogen in a further attempt to grind the polystyrene down.
- 19th July: Spent almost the whole day researching methods of transport to Amsterdam and hotels for the stay at the Jamboree to find the best deal both pricewize and comfort.
- 20th July: Produced the nutrient broth for the liquid suspension plates.
- 23rd July: Went around town looking on the sponsorship drive.
- 31st July: Helped to produce the minimal media plates for the ''E. coli'' and ''Pseudomonas. sp'' as control plates.
- 31st July: Helped to produce the corning tubes for the liquid suspension of ''Pseudomonas sp''.
- 1st August: Sorted out all the information needed to pick the correct DNA extraction kit.
- 1st August: Produced the 15ml corning tubes for the suspension of ''Pseudomonas sp'' in rich media.
- 2nd August: Innoculated tshe 15ml corning tube with ''E. coli'' for the DNA extraction test.
William Harrison
- 10th July: Wrote the wiki entries for all of the plating and details.
- 16th July: Prepared the minimal media.
- 16th July: Worked with the liquid nitrogen in a further attempt to grind the polystyrene down.
- 18th July: Finished making the control, 5% and 10% polystyrene agar plates and took them to the other lab to be plated with ''Pseudomonas''.
- 19th July: Shaved EPS to try and recreate our suspension.
- 19th July: Plated up some more by sprinkling the polystyrene "sugar" on top of the agar.
- 20th July: Produced the nutrient broth for the liquid suspension plates.
- 23rd July: Filled out the COSHH form.
- 23rd July: Went around town looking on the sponsorship drive.
- 24th July: Filled out new COSHH form.
- 24th July: Called the sponsors found on the 23rd.
- 31st July: Helped to produce the minimal media plates for the ''E. coli'' and ''Pseudomonas. sp'' as control plates.
- 2nd August: Found all the ingredients needed for the experiments on the 3rd.
Luke Thompson
- 9th July: Determined the protocol for plating out all the CSE kits coming back.
- 10th July: Plated out several of the CSE kits.
- 12th July: Helped with the testing of acetone on polystyrene.
- 12th July: Made up dilutions of acetone and used methanol to see their effects on polystyrene.
- 19th July: Made the method and tested it worked to sprinkle the polystyrene "sugar" on top of the agar.
Emily Halsey
- 12th July: Photographed all of the CSE kits for recording the bacterial growth.
Nathan Hanna
- 16th July: Wrote and edited the Rockethub script.
- 17th-31st July: Did all the editing/stitching together of the Rockethub video, as it was produced.
- 1st August: Tested the cooling for our hybridization in the DNA extraction and isolation processes.
Reema Naran
- 10th July: Plated out several of the CSE kits.
Mohammed Idres
- 10th July: Plated out several of the CSE kits.
Dr Badge
Dr Dalgleish
Dr Ketley
Dr Bayliss
Sue (head of lab)
- 29th July: Plated up some ''E. coli'' for the team to use.
Alex (researcher)
Carlo (researcher)
- 16th July: Brought the team liquid nitrogen and showed us how to use it safely.
Pseudomonas researcher - Jaspreet Sahota
- 18th July: Plated out the control, 5% and 10% polystyrene plates with 5 strains of ''Pseudomonas''.
