Schedule of Laboratory Exercises and Assignments

Date	Topic	Assignment	Due Date
WEEK 1	Models and Imaging in Developmental Biology	Lab Notebook and Figure with legend	in lab, week 2
WEEK 2	Cell-adhesion and aggregation: sponges	Lab Notebook and Figures with legend	in lab, week 3
WEEK 3	Developmental Genetics and Patterning: flies AND Developmental Genetics Journal Club	Lab Notebook and Figure with legend	in lab, week 4
WEEK 4	(Mis)patterning vertebrate body axes: zebrafish	Lab Notebook and Figures with legend	in lab, week 5
WEEK 5	Signaling pathways and their readouts: zebrafish AND Transgenesis & Signaling Journal Club	Lab Notebook and Figure with legend	in lab, week 6
WEEK 6	Somitogenesis & Organogensis: chick	Lab Notebook, slides and oral presentation	sign-up for presentations
WEEK 7	More zebrafish techniques: chimeras and imaging AND Independent project proposal rough draft	Lab Notebook and IP proposal	in lab
FALL BREAK
WEEK 8	Fgf 24 in situ hybridization on zebrafish AND Independent project proposal final	Lab Notebook, raw data, Figure with legend	in lab
WEEKS 9-13	Independent Projects**	Lab Notebook
FINAL	Independent Project Conclusions	Oral Presentations and Peer Evaluations	Mon Dec 10 at 9 am

**Although your independent projects will most likely entail experiments that require time outside of the assigned Wed/Thurs time slot, please use that time to ensure that you have assembled necessary reagents. Kara will be available during those hours (either in B207 or her own lab, B222) for consultation about materials, methods, protocols, general guidance and troubleshooting etc. Finally, please be safe. ALWAYS work in the lab with a partner, or coordinate with another group so that you are not alone in the lab, especially late at night/very early in the morning.