Honors Collegium 70AL
Gene Discovery Laboratory
Professor Bob Goldberg
Spring 2009
Final Symposium Schedule
6/4/2009
(Click on the topic of each presentation to download the Powerpoint presentation.
Click on the title of each section to view the videos.)
Session I – Investigating Seed Development: Importance, Methods, & Plant Systems (45 minutes)
1. Introduction to Seed Development and Arabidopsis Embryo Development & Arabidopsis as a Model System to Study Plant Genes (15 minutes)
Presented by Eden and Chris
2. Introduction to the Methods and Approaches Used to Identify and Study Arabidopsis Seed Knock–Out Mutations and Isolate Upstream Gene Regions (15 minutes)
Presented by Elaine and Nancy
3. Introduction to Sequencing the Scarlet Runner Bean Genome (15 minutes)
Presented by Max and Jessica
Session II – Using Known Arabidopsis Seed Mutants as Controls For Knock–Out Experiments (20 minutes)
1. Lec1: A CAAT–Box Binding Factor Gene That Regulates Seed Development (10 minutes)
Presented by Eden, Elaine and Nancy
2. Dicer–Like: A RNA Helicase Gene Involved in Gene Silencing (10 minutes)
Presented by Mac, Jessica and Chris
Break (10 minutes)
1. bHLH and Homeobox Protein 33 Genes (15 minutes)
Presented by Chris McQuilkin
2. Agamous–Like 96 and WRKY 59 Genes (15 minutes)
Presented by Eden Maloney
3. B3 Domain-Containing Transcription Factor and bHLH Genes (15 minutes)
Presented by Elaine Chu
Break (10 minutes)
4. ERF⁄AP2 SubfamilyA3 and ER⁄AP2 Subfamily A6 Genes (15 minutes)
Presented by Jessica Chen
5. Unknown Transcription Factor and C3H Zinc Finger Genes (15 minutes)
Presented by Max Bachour
6. Zinc Finger CONSTANS–Related and LOB–Domain Containing Genes (15 minutes)
Presented by Nancy Phang
Break (10 minutes)
Session IV – Sequencing the Scarlet Runner Bean Genome (30 Minutes)
1. Chris McQuilkin (5 minutes)
2. Eden Maloney (5 minutes)
3. Elaine Chiu (5 minutes)
4. Jessica Chen (5 minutes)
5. Max Bachour (5 minutes)
6. Nancy Phang (5 minutes)