Presentations:
A very important aspect of scientific research is the presentation of the results. Even the most ground breaking research is useless if other people do not know about it. Most scientific research is reported in written papers and oral presentations. We are therefore going to require that each student write a short (2 page single space) paper on their findings and present a short research seminar to the instructors and other members of the class.
Each student will give individual presentations on their research in the 215 course.
Time: Presentations should be about 8-10 minutes--no more! You will lose credit by rambling or running overtime, so practice for length.
Tues., Dec. 2 and 9, 12:00-5:00 Waksman, Room 1001
Power point files of the presentations and Word files of the summary are due to Andrew Vershon by e-mail, CD or USB jump drives (no floppy disks) by 10:00 AM on 12/2. Materials handed in late will affect the final grade.
Attendance both days is required and absences will significantly affect your grade.
Suggested Guideline for Presentation Format:
1. Introduction: Be sure to include the following introductory information:
A. Total number of clones sequenced
B. Total number of sequences good enough to send through the database
C. Total number of real matches, what are they?
D. Names and numbers of real matches
This introduction should be about 1 minute in length! The written summary statement should also include this information.
2. Results: The seminar topic may include the following information:
A. Identify the clone
B. Show original match data-scores, % similarity, length of match, etc.
C. Indicate if your sequence spans an intron. Is the position of the intron conserved?
D. Present protein sequence analysis
E. Can you show a clustal alignment of several homologous sequences?
F. Does it have a conserved domain? What is its function and structure?
G. What is the role of the protein in the cell and in the organism? What is its activity?
H. When, where, and under what conditions is it expressed?
I. What is the known or expected effect of a mutation in the gene?
J. What other proteins may it interact with? Do they have similar mutant phenotypes?
K. What is not known or unclear about the protein? How would you answer this question?
3. Questions: Expect the audience to ask questions about the work after the talk.
A review of scientific presentations with hints can be downloaded here: (.doc) (.pdf)
Examples of very good presentations by former 215/315 students: (.ppt files)
A. Naznin Daginawala
B. Sameera Kongara
C. Ruchira Ranaweera
D. Christopher Ricupero
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