2026-2027 WSSP Lecture Notes, Presentations, and Videos
This web page provides links to materials for the Waksman Student Scholars Program for the 2026-2027 Summer Institutes and Academic Year programs. This information is intended for the students and faculty participating in the program during the 2026 Summer Institute and through the 2026-2027 academic year. It is not intended for general public use and access is password protected. The material on these pages is provided for educational purposes only. Unauthorized use of this material is prohibited.
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| Ch. | 2026-2027 Lecture Topics Student Links |
Notes |
Videos (.mp4) |
Figures (.pdf) |
Figures (.ppt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction and overview of project | Ch0 | Ch.0.pdf | Ch.0.ppt | ||
| 0 | Review of DNA Structure, Transcription, Translation | Ch. 0 | Ch0.pdf | Ch0.ppt | |
| 1 | Vectors: Plasmids, Libraries, and DNA preps (full chapter) A) Background on Vectors B) Background on Libraries C) Plasmid DNA Minipreps |
Ch. 1 | Ch.1A Ch.1B Ch.1C |
Ch1.pdf |
Ch1.ppt
|
| 2 | PCR, Mapping the size of an insert (full chapter) A) Background on PCR B) Analysis of an agarose gel of the PCR samples |
Ch. 2 | Ch.2A Ch.2B |
Ch2.pdf | Ch2.ppt |
| 3 | Restriction enzymes, Mapping the size of an insert (full chapter) A) Background on Restriction Enzymes B) Analysis of an agarose gel of the Restriction Digest samples |
Ch. 3 | Ch.3A Ch.3B |
Ch3.pdf | Ch3.ppt |
| 4 | DNA Sequencing | Ch. 4 | Ch.4 | Ch4.pdf | Ch4.ppt |
| 5 | DSAP, Sequence quality, crop ends (full chapter) A) DSAP & Bioinformatic Analysis Overview B) Determine waveform quality C) Analysis of a poor waveform D) Cropping the waveform E) Editing the waveform |
Ch. 5 | Ch.5A Ch.5B Ch.5C Ch.5D Ch.6 |
Ch5.pdf |
Ch5.ppt |
| 6 | BLASTN (DNA vs DNA search) (full chapter) A) Q1a. Performing a BLASTn seach of nr B) Q1b. Analyzing the NCBI BLASTn results C) Q2-5. DSAP tables on the BLASTn searches |
Ch. 7 | Ch.7A Ch.7B Ch.7C |
Ch7.pdf | Ch7.ppt |
| 7 | BLASTX (Translated DNA vs Protein search) (full chapter) A) BLASTx Background B) Q1-4. Performing a BLASTx seach on the NCBI nr database C) Analysis of Frameshifts |
Ch. 8
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Ch.8A Ch.8B Ch.8C |
Ch8.pdf | Ch8.ppt |
| 8 | ORFs, BLASTP (Protein vs Protein search) (full chapter) A) Overview of ORF Determination, BLASTP, UTRs B) Using Toolbox to Determine the ORF C) D) Performing the BLASTP search E) Comparison of the BLASTX vs BLASTP data |
Ch. 9 | Videos Ch.9A Ch.9B1 Ch.9B2 Ch.9C Ch.9D |
Ch9.pdf | Ch9.ppt |
| 9 | Determining Ranges (full chapter) A) XXX B) XX C) XXX |
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| 10 | Protein Information (full chapter) A) Literature Search B) Search for a human homolog C) PDB Search for Homologous Proteins |
Ch.10 | Ch.10A | Ch10A.pdf | Ch10A.ppt |
| 11 | DNA Sequence Information (full chapter) A) Compare Insert Sizes (Only if you purified your own clones) B) Next Gen Sequencing and TSA Search i) Background ii) Steps |
Ch. 11 | Ch.11 | Ch11.pdf | Ch11.ppt |
| 12 | Arabidopsis Homologs (full chapter) A) Model Systems B) NCBI BLASTp search for Arabidopsis Homologs C) Protein Interactions Background Search of the BioGRID Database: Steps D) Expression Analysis Expression Studies on the eFP Browser E) Localization Localization Studies on the Cell efP Browser |
Ch 12 | Ch.12 | ||
| 13 | What experiments to do next (full chapter) | Ch. 13 | Ch.13A Ch.13B |
Ch13.pdf | Ch.13.ppt |
| 14 | Preparing a poster | Ch21.ppt |
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