Agenda and Presentation Links

Program at a Glance

Sunday, July 17, 2011

4:00 pm Register and Check-in

6:00 pm Welcome and Introductions

6:30 pm Cookout, Hike, and Campfire    

Monday, July 18, 2011

8:00 am Breakfast     

8:30 am Brainstorm on Course Topics That Can Benefit from the Use of Functional Genomics Research Projects     

9:30 am Overview of the Day and Announcements

9:45 am Introduction to Diversity of Functional Genomics Approaches

10:15 am Forward Genetics Using Transposon Mutagenesis

Noon Lunch

1:15 pm Transposon Mutagenesis Continued

5:00 pm End of Lab Work

6:00 pm Dinner

8:00 pm Return to Campus and Adjournment

5:00 – 9:30 pm Optional Recreation: Fitness Room (5:00-9:00 pm) & Swimming Pool (7:30-9:30 pm)

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

8:00 am Breakfast

9:00 am Overview of the Day and Announcements

9:15 am Functional Complementation to Test Bioinformatics Predictions

Noon Lunch

1:15 pm Protein Overexpression and Purification

4:30 pm Initial Discussion on Project Development for Courses

5:30 pm End of Lab Work

6:00 pm Dinner on Your Own in Garrettsville, OH

5:00 – 9:30 pm Optional Recreation: Fitness Room (5:00-9:00 pm) & Swimming Pool (7:30-9:30 pm)

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

8:00 am Breakfast

9:00 am Follow Up on Transposon Mutagenesis Project

9:45 am Reverse Genetics to Test Bioinformatics Predictions

Noon Lunch with Hiram College Faculty

1:15 pm Continue Reverse Genetics Project

5:00 pm End of Lab Work

5:30 pm Dinner

6:15 pm Finish Project Development Ideas

7:30 pm Adjournment

5:00 – 9:30 pm Optional Recreation: Fitness Room (5:00-9:00 pm) & Swimming Pool (7:30-9:30 pm)

Thursday, July 21, 2011

8:00 am Breakfast

8:15 am Presentations

10:30 am Reflections from Presentations and Revised Plan

11:30 am Institute Debriefing

12:30 pm Check-Out of Rooms, Brown Bag Lunches and Shuttles to the Airport