2023-2024 WSSP Laboratory Notes and Videos
This web page provides links to materials for the Waksman Student Scholars Program for the 2023-2024 year. This information is intended for the students and faculty participating in the program during the 2023 summer institute and through the 2023-2024 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. If you are participating in the WSSP, and can not access the files, ask your teacher for the password. If you are not a member of the WSSP and wish to download the files or have comments or questions about the material please contact wssp@waksman.rutgers.edu.
| Lab | 2023-2024 Laboratory Protocols | Videos | ||
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| 0 | Introduction to the WSSP laboratory - Overview of the laboratory experiments (Lab set up) | Lab 0 | Lab 0 | |
| 1 | Pipeting and weighing | Lab 1 | Lab 1 | |
| 2 | Sterile technique and setting up ON cultures | Lab 2 | Lab 2A Lab 2B |
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| Entering information into Google Docs Clone Report Sheet | ||||
| 3A/B | Processing cells from an ON culture to use in PCR and Minipreps at a later date | Lab 3A/B | ||
| 3C | Setting Up a PCR Reaction with Bacterial Cultures | Lab 3C | ||
| 4 | Running an Agarose Gel on the PCR Samples | Lab 4 | ||
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A. Pouring an agarose gel |
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| 5 |
Plasmid DNA Minipreps (Qiagen) Use other protocols if using different kits |
Lab 5 | Lab 5 | |
| 6 | Setting up the Restriction Digests of Plasmid DNA | Lab 6 | ||
| See videos in Lab 4 for how to set up, run, mock up, and upload an agarose gel | ||||
| 7 | Running an agarose gel for the restriction digests | Lab 7 | ||
| FAQ: Is there enough DNA in my miniprep to sequence? Restriction Digest Gel template (RDG-Template.ppt). RD Gel Analysis |
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| Material Safety Data Sheets | ||||
| Guideline for Handling Bacterial Cultures and Waste | ||||
| Required equipment and supplies | ||||