Team:RHIT/Notebook

Week 1

• 6/4/2012: First round of project planning, lab clean-up, general outline for summer.


• 6/5/2012: Second round of project planning, lab clean-up, research into Johns Hopkins 2008 summer project.


• 6/6/2012: Third and final round of project planning, final lab clean-up, research into the pigment pathways and reporter genes, analysis of Cambridge project.


• 6/7/2012: Broke down Johns Hopkins 2008 project, results in wiki, found pigments for A and a, found possible fluorescence colors, found possible proteins.


• 6/8/2012: Research on Promoters, updated Next Actions.

Week 2

• 6/11/2012: Identified a positive feedback loop that's been done in yeast before and a possible selection scheme, started plasmid mapping, set up server for wiki, began wiki design and looked at color schemes, block-diagrammed positive feedback loop, ate a whole tray of brownies.


• 6/12/2012: Found gene sequences, continued work on graphic for top of Wiki, looked for selection schemes, shot down selection schemes.


• 6/13/2012: Fluorescence construct, research on Gibson assembly and gateway vectors, updated wiki to make it more functional, talked about selection schemes, obtained 2 posters, tooks some pics.


• 6/14/2012: Preparation for Journal Club, lunch with IRC and Math REU people, checked for sequences for plasmid construction.


• 6/15/2012: Used Gene Designer to do primilary sequencing of plasmid, research on spacing of plasmid.

Week 3

• 6/18/2012: Optimized DNA sequences, found all of the filler DNA.


• 6/19/2012: Talked with Dr. Almaas, started web design, took pictures with storm troopers, team movie night.


• 6/20/2012: Web design, learned HTML.


• 6/21/2012: Web design, preliminary website up, team lunch, IRC meeting.


• 6/22/2012: Individual work day.

Week 4

• 6/25/2012: Group discussion, work on school website, organization of collected information.


• 6/26/2012: Obtained shirts, found and organized all sequences, started to verify sequences, school page is 85% done.


• 6/27/2012: Changes to DNA sequences, worked on finalization of sequence, looked at a 3D modeling program, contacted original DNA company about sequencing.


• 6/28/2012: Worked on finalizing the sequence, identified materials needed for Gibson assembly, went to IRC presentation on grad. school/UC from Rose Undergraduate.


• 6/29/2012: Individual work day.

Team Break Week

Week 5

• 7/9/2012: Got back from break. Learned DNA had not shipped yet. :( Worked on wiki.


• 7/10/2012: Worked on wiki.


• 7/11/2012: Received edited version of what original DNA company will do to our DNA sequences. We compared them to the originals and prepared questions for original DNA company.


• 7/12/2012: Talked to original DNA company about questions.


• 7/13/2012: Individual work day.

Week 6

• 7/16/2012: Decided to use GeneArt for sequences instead of original DNA company.


• 7/18/2012: Brainstormed ideas for side projects while waiting for DNA shipment.


• 7/19/2012: Continued brainstorm, expanding into Human Practices.


• 7/20/2012: Created teams: Wiki, Presentation, Poster, and Maya.


• 7/21/2012: Met in teams to plan and brainstorm. Added Team Board Game.

Week 7

• 7/23/2012: Devon and Kristen began planning the THCM exhibit.


• 7/24/2012: Continued work in Teams. Began intial research into pathway for modeling.


• 7/25/2012: Continued work in Teams; added Team Modeling.


• 7/26/2012: Continued work in Teams.


• 7/27/2012: Continued work in Teams, lunch with IRC people

Week 8

• 7/30/2012: Ironed out wiki formatting, began adding content, continued Maya animation.


• 7/31/2012: Lab work, continued adding content to wiki.


• 8/1/2012: Lab work, added more content to wiki, got update on additional computer for Maya animation, made significant progress on math model, Rose-Hulman team page went live.


• 8/2/2012: Lab work, continued work in Teams.


• 8/3/2012: Lab work, continued work in Teams.

Week 9

• 8/6/2012: Canoe trip with IRC members, lab work.


• 8/7/2012: Lab work, focus on modeling information for NTNU, continued work in Teams.


• 8/8/2012: Second Skype meeting with NTNU, continued work in teams, conclusion and review of Maya animation, lab work.