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Welcome !!! FISH 543 / OCEAN 575 Molecular Techniques Introductions Danielle Mitchell Room MAR 175 mitcheld@ Office hours: By appointment Dr Lorenz Hauser Room MAR 207 Tel: 685-3270 lhauser@ Office hours: By appointment MMBL Marine Molecular Biotechnology Lab 4 faculty 2 fisheries (Naish, Hauser) 2 oceanography (Armbrust, Rocap) Main research areas Conservation Genetics Molecular Ecology Genomics Phytoplankton Ecology Come and talk to people! Introduce yourself Name Home Department Project Background Specific question Molecular methods Pairs Similar projects Can share some tasks buffers, extraction, cloning etc. Lab today Suggested pairs Jim Franks – Pilar Montepan Brian Kristall – Gang Xin Kristi Straus – Nick Adams Thomas Unfried – Bill Webb Danny Garrett – Alfred Sidman Some General Info Prerequisite FISH 542 / OCEAN 574 Check web page Username – Ocean574 Password - Gryffindor Will present some information Read! Hillis et al. (1996) Molecular Systematics. Sinauer References on 542 homepage Ask Textbook Guidebook ‘Maniatis’ Sambrook Russell et al. 2001 Copy in lab – LEAVE IT THERE!! Communication Check the homepage frequently Subject to change Uploaded: Lecture slides Protocols of general interest Links Papers Contribute Links Protocols Course description Initial training Set lab exercises Designed to show general procedures Not only own project Lab access Two sessions Tuesdays Thursdays Open access other times Recommended to finish projects During building opening hours Will get keycode lock Facilities FTR 129 Main lab Bench space, extraction, electrophoresis etc. FTR 103 Meetings Food and drink MMBL Marine Studies Building Some equipment Sequencer Gel scanner Emergency supplies Let us know! Safety No eating or drinking in lab Use FTR 103 Wear labcoats and gloves Goggles and masks for some materials No open shoes Assume all materials are hazardous Many are If in doubt, consult MSDS links on webpage Particularly nasty stuff will be flagged Some on