TEAM Projects

Team Expectations:

Team I Extracting DNA and building DNA Gel Electrophoresis device

◦Extract DNA successfully from fruit

◦be able to build a functioning gel electrophoresis unit

◦Collaborate on the project with members of the team such that a structured scientific experiments are performed by each member of the team

◦Each person on the team contributes by optimizing the experiments being performed

Team II Chromatography and building a home Microscope

◦Build a system/device for basic microscopy use at home

◦Design experiments based on optimizing the system

◦Design experiments on visualizing specific components: plants or microbe studies

◦Work together as a team to improve on your projects

Team III Simulations in SimFCS, Python and MatLab Coding for particle Diffusion

◦Attend weekly lectures on FCS, PCH, RICS, N&B and TZ

◦Use SIMFCS to simulate particle diffusion and detection with FCS, RICS as well as PCH and N&B

◦Design and code virtual particle diffusion using MATLAB or PYTHON

◦Work together as a team to improve on your projects

Team IV Data Analysis from on going research projects

◦Work 1:1 with mentors (students or Postdocs) on data analysis

◦Attend relevant lectures given to Team IV

◦Conduct statistical analysis on data

◦Use Python to calculate errors and statistical information from data analysis

For more information please contact Prof. Michelle Digman at mdigman@uci.edu

http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/digmanlab/