Biodiversity: Exploring the Marine Diversity of Woods Hole Using Molecular Tools Schedule
Example Schedule:
Date |
Morning Session 9am-12pm |
Afternoon Session 1-5pm |
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TBD |
Welcome, Course Introduction (and MRC Tour) Intro to Biodiversity |
Art Course |
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Intro to field site (Wood Neck Beach) Biodiversity Measurements |
Laboratory Oreintation Intro to Taxonomy |
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The Tree of Life |
Morphology Analysis Into to Phylogenetics |
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Specimen Preservation/Molecular Methods |
Fieldwork (Wood Neck Beach) |
|
Microorganisms & Microbiomes |
Fieldwork (Wood Neck Beach) |
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Introduction to Staining and Imaging (Prep Samples DNA Sequencing) |
Art Course |
|
Diversity of Photosynthetic Organisms |
Team Meeting and Project Discussion |
|
Prep Samples DNA Sequencing |
Intro to Bioinformatics |
|
Fieldwork (Wood Neck Beach) |
Open Lab |
|
Fungal Diversity |
Team Meeting and Project Discussion |
|
Fieldwork (Woods Neck Beach) |
Art Course |
|
Invertebrates |
Open Lab |
|
Prep Samples DNA Sequencing |
Fieldwork (Wood Neck Beach) |
|
Vertebrates |
Open Lab/Presentation Preparation |
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Biodiversity Crisis & Conservation Rehearsal Final Presentations/ Lab Cleaning |
Preparation Final Presenations |
|
Public Lab |
Art Course |
|
Final Presentation |
Final trip to field (animal release) |