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BIO5TEC Timetable 2019 Rev 2
BIO5TEC Timetable 2019 Rev 2
BIO5TEC Timetable 2019 Rev 2
INTRODUCTION/ORIENTATION WEEK
4 - 8th March
1 Workshop worksheet [wks 2, 3, 4, 5,
Introduction Suzi Cutts Foundations of biotechnology
13th& 14th March 8, 9, 10] total of 40% assessment
Protein-based biotechnology Con Panousis (CSL Limited) Suzi Cutts
2 Biotechniques for analysis of gene function PROTEIN/GENE FUNCTION, GENE
20 & 21st March
th
Mark Bleackley KNOCKOUT/DELETION
Fluorescence microscopy & antibody-based approaches
3 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY & ANTIBODY-
for protein characterisation in cells
27th & 28th March BASED APPROACHES
Peter Lock
Techniques in protein biophysics #1:
4 Protein purity, concentration determination, and SDS-PAGE, UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY & TANDEM
3rd & 4th April primary structure analysis MASS SPECTROMETRY
Jason Paxman
Techniques in protein biophysics #2: CD SPECTROSCOPY AND ANALYTICAL
5
Secondary & quaternary structure analyses ULTRACENTRIFUGATION
10th & 11th April
Jason Paxman
6 Web-based tools for characterising protein sequences Presentation assignment due – 20%
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
17th & 18th April Thomas Shafee ~10 groups working in pairs
7 MID-SEMESTER BREAK