https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/index.htmlAbout me I am a fourth-year student at William and Mary pursuing a career in synthetic biology research. I took HTGAA in the spring and am now a TA for HTBAA! Contact info Email: hlqian@wm.eduHugoenhttps://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/week-01-hw-project-ideas/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/week-01-hw-project-ideas/index.html(1) What you would like to biomanufacture and why? Describe the target product or output you would like to make. Why are you interested in making it? Your motivation might be utilitarian—for example, addressing a problem in health, sustainability, food, energy, or manufacturing—but it does not need to be. Your project might instead have a social, cultural, artistic, or personal motivation. Clearly articulate what you want to make, who or what it is for, and why you think it is interesting or important.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/week-02-hw-dna-design/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/week-02-hw-dna-design/index.htmlPart 0: Set up in Kernel Repository and folder name are both “qian-project” until I think of a name for my project. Part 1: Define your expression target What molecule are you expressing? A protein, an RNA, or an enzyme (or small set of enzymes) for a pathway. If your HW1 product is a material, food, or chemical, identify the protein(s) that produce it and design for those.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/week-03-hw-cell-free/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/week-03-hw-cell-free/index.htmlCOMPARE CELL-FREE REACTION COMPOSITIONS (20 minutes) Why does the concentration of potassium glutamate and magnesium glutamate differ between compositions? Which is more sensitive? Potassium and magnesium serve different roles in cells, and magnesium is prone to binding things like ATP, ADP, GDP, DNA, RNA, etc. This means that other components in the CFPS composition change the effective concentration of magnesium. Overall, magnesium is more sensitive, as it has a narrower optimal concentration.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/final-project/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/heather-qian/final-project/index.html