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Topics in Experimental Biology

Subject: Biology

Art: Ernst Haeckel, Haeckel Leptomedusae, 1904 · Public domain

Instructors: Dr. Karen Pepper, Dr. Leslie Ann Roldan, Prof. Paul T. Matsudaira, Prof. Anthony Sinskey
Term: Fall 2005
Level: Undergraduate
What's inside: 1 lecture note · 10 other files · 3 web pages
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Topics in Experimental Biology

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Lecture 1: Sorting Students to Sections Impromptu Description of Research Project, Logic of a Paragraph

Lecture 2: Logic of a Research Paper, Organization of a Research Proposal, How to Present Data in a Lab Talk

Lecture 3: Lab Group Meeting

Lecture 4: Lab Group Meeting (cont.)

Lecture 5: Data and Figures, Results and Preliminary Results

Lecture 6: Project Outline and Journal Club

Lecture 7: Introduction, Background and Significance

Lecture 8: Journal Club

Lecture 9: Experimental Plan

Lecture 10: Journal Club

Lecture 11: Journal Club (cont.)

Lecture 12: Discussion of Paragraphs, Ethical Conduct of Science, Citations and Plagiarism

Lecture 13: Lab Group Meeting

Lecture 14: Journal Club

Lecture 15: Lab Group Meeting

Lecture 16: Methods and Materials

Lecture 17: Lab Group Meeting

Lecture 18: Journal Club

Lecture 19: Scientific and Non-scientific Abstract

Lecture 20: Journal Club

Lecture 21: Discussion (cont.) and Polishing your Writing

Lecture 22: Lab Group Meeting: Results only (optional)

Lecture 23: Project Lab Presentation

Lecture 24: Project Lab Presentation (cont.)

Lecture 25: Project Lab Presentation (cont.)

Lecture 26: Wrap Up