Homework
Weekly homework submissions:
Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices
First, describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why. This could be inspired by an idea for your HTGAA class project and/or something for which you are already doing in your research, or something you are just curious about. Biosensors for Animal Health I aim to develop molecular diagnostic biosensors for veterinary medice. Specifically, I am interested in creating biofluorescent biosensor kits capable of detecting animal pathogens in rural and remote areas. This application is particularly relevant in countries such as Peru, where many communities lacated far from urban centers depend on livestock for their livelihood but face limited access to laboratory diagnostic services. This often leads to delayed diagnoses and significant economic losses due to infectius diseases.
Week 2 HW: DNA Read, Write, & Edit
Part 0: Basics of Gel Electrophoresis I reviewed the recorded class recitation. Part 1: Benchling & In-silico Gel Art See the Gel Art: Restriction Digests and Gel Electrophoresis protocol for details. Overview: Make a free account at benchling.com Import the Lambda DNA. Simulate Restriction Enzyme Digestion with the following Enzymes: EcoRI HindIII BamHI KpnI EcoRV SacI SalI Create a pattern/image in the style of Paul Vanouse’s Latent Figure Protocol artworks. You might find Ronan’s website a helpful tool for quickly iterating on designs!
Assignment: Python Script for Opentrons Artwork — DUE BY YOUR LAB TIME! Your task this week is to Create a Python file to run on an Opentrons liquid handling robot. Post-Lab Questions — DUE BY START OF FEB 24 LECTURE To create the design, I employed several tests: Part 1. I initially performed some tests by modifying the color in the first example provided in Google Colab.