Pingry S.M.A.R.T. Team

- Pingry SMART Team Website

The Team is a group of students working with a local scientist to develop a physical model of a biological complex being studied in the research laboratory.  Students become engaged in current research while to providing the lab with an unique and valuable visualization tool.

Click links above for JMol Tutorials and pictures of physical models designed by past Teams. 

-SMART Teams article in Nature magazine

- Resources for SMART Team members

 
 

Science Research
Course Resources

Projects resources and guidelines

 

Qiagen QIAprep Miniprep Manual
PDF of entire manual

Plasmid Sequences
pAMP, pGLO

Qiagen QIAquick Spin Handbook for gel extraction and PCR cleanup
PDF of entire manual

Select pages to read

 

Mystery Plasmid Activity

Plasmid maps (list is now complete.  20 plasmids):
Zip file of all sequences

Litmus 28i

pACYC177

pAMP

pBAD-HisB

pBR322

pCR2.1

pEcoli-HN-GFPuv

pEcoli-Nterm-HN

pET11c

pET17b

pGEM-T

pGEM-T-MC1-RFP

pGLO

pGPS1.1

pGPS3

pKAN

pUC19

pZsGreen

pET28a pNEB206A


Enzymes:
AseI, BamHI, BglI, BglII, EcoRI, EcoRV, HindIII, NcoI, NdeI, PstI, SpeI, SphI

Web tools and resources

Links to references
(password protected)


New England Biolabs website

   
   

 

Special thanks


The course would not have been possible without the support of numerous people and organizations.  Thank you to all who believed in the goals and philosophy of the course and supported its development. 

  • John Neiswender, former headmaster of The Pingry School, for his support for this course and the renovation of the teaching lab.
  • Nat Conard, current headmaster of The Pingry School, for his continued support and enthusiasm to develop unique opportunities in science for our students. 
  • Chuck Coe, science department head of The Pingry School, for his continued support to integrate aspects of inquiry and research into the biology curriculum.
  • Jon Leef, for all of the technical and organizational needs of the course.
  • Dr. Seth Darst and Dr. Lars Westblade, Rockefeller University, for my experience working in the Darst Lab.  Their patience with my questions and requests were much appreciated.
  • Dr. Vincent Fischetti, Dr. Ray Schuch, and Jonathan Schmitz, Rockefeller University, for my experience working in the Fischetti Lab.
  • Dr. Bonnie Kaiser, Director of Rockefeller University Science Outreach Program, for her support and funding for my work in the Darst Lab and funding for classroom material.
  • Equipment for course partially funded by grant from E.J. Grassmann Trust.
  • Equipment for course partially funded by grant from the Toshiba America Foundation
  • Gail Ishimoto, biology and research teacher at the Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, HI, for ideas and protocols for lab practicals.
  • Students of the 2003-2004 Pingry S.M.A.R.T. Team for the inspiration to continue developing programs in the life sciences at the Pingry School… I might not be here if it wasn’t for you guys.
     

 
 

Comments and ideas expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect that of the teacher (Tommie Hata) or The Pingry School. Please send email to tshata@gmail.com with questions or comments about this web site.

© 2002-2010 Tommie Shintaro Hata, with exceptions.  Images and video clips posted for use by Pingry students. Some material copyrighted by Pearson Education, Benjamin Cummings, and W.H. Freeman and Company and posted online for educational use by Pingry students only.

 

 

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