A closeup of the microscopic C. elegans A lot of frogs A sample of the glowing bacteria All of the bacterial plates ready for the incubator Colleen answers questions about the yeast lab Colleen shows the students how to mix bacteria and a plasmid for their Transformation experiment Colleen shows the students how to use the centrifuge for the DNA Fingerprinting experiment Day 1 in the lab - the students learn to work with the fruit fly (Drosophila), a model organism for genetics Genetics sure is fun! Jessica explains how researchers use fly crosses to determine the function of genes Jessica explains how to simulate fly crosses using computer software Jessica explains the difference between linked and unlinked genes Jessica explains the format of the yeast experiment Jessica goes over the final results of the fly crosses Jessica, our graduate instructor, demonstrates how to anesthetize the flies Lab preparation Lots of African Clawed Frogs More flywork More fun with micropipetting techniques More fun with replica plating More work with the DNA board Professor Jeyabalan lectures on fundamental genetic topics Professor Jeyabalan talks with the students during their snack break Some of the results from the prototroph-auxotroph bacteria experiment Some of the results from the yeast lab - showing the effectiveness of sunscreen The face says it all The future scientists at work The students analyze the results from their yeast lab The students answer questions about the Transformation experiment The students are now prepared for tomorrow's lab - scoring fly crosses to determine the specifics of the mutant genes The students carefully handle the frogs The students characterize the mutant flies based on their body color, eye color, wing venation, and other phenotypes The students clean up and turn off the carbon dioxide tanks The students collect their cheek cells for DNA Fingerprinting The students count more flies...and more flies... The students count the number of prototrophic and autotrophic bacteria on their plates The students cover some of the yeast plates with sunscreen to see how effective it is The students flame the bacteria on their loop The students grid bacterial plates with an unknown ratio of prototrophs and auxotrophs The students hang out while waiting for their yeast plates to be exposed to UV light from the sun The students isolate lac+ and lac- bacteria on MacConkey's media The students karyotype by looking at human chromosomes The students karyotype to determine the characteristics of human disorders The students learn the techniques of genetic engineering The students learn to use micropipetters The students load their DNA into the gel The students look at some mutant flies The students look at the results from their DNA Fingerprinting The students observe another organism - the nematode (C. elegans) The students observe the basic characteristics of wild-type flies The students observe the differences between male and female flies The students observe the flies under the microscope The students plate their bacteria-plasmid mixture The students pose with Professor Jeyabalan at the parade The students practice bacterial replica plating The students practice bacterial streaking The students practice doing some karyotyping The students practice working with restriction enzymes The students prepare for the morning lecture The students put their knowledge of Mendelian Genetics to use The students race to get the candy The students sort the flies by their phenotypes The students start a lab using another model organism - yeast The students take a break to watch the 4th of July Parade The students take a trip to Professor Jeyabalan's Developmental Biology Lab The students take candy from the clowns The students transfer normal and mutant yeast to media plates The students transfer the flies to the anesthetizing bottle The students use DNA boards to help understand the topics of transcription and translation The students waiting for the parade to begin The students watch their DNA run on the gel These kids have too much fun This frog must be Prince Charming Travis, our undergrad assistant, poses with the students at the parade