Research Progress Evaluation

Weekly Student Progress Report

Functional Genomics Research Stream • Freshman Research Initiative • by Dr. Patrick J. Killion

Name: / Student Name
EID: / EID
Date: / mm/dd/yyyy
Points Possible / Points Earned / Comments
Research Progress: / 45
Communicated Clarity
(Writing & Figures): / 45
Overall Productivity & Focus: / 10
Late Penalty: / -
Final Points: / 100

Guidelines

Your modified copy of this file will be submitted to Blackboard (there will be a Weekly Progress Report assignment for each date that one is considered due). Please consult the course calendar and Blackboard for due dates. All results must be contained within this file (please do NOT include separate images or figures unless absolutely needed). Due dates are generally on Fridays at 3:00PM for the rest of the semester. Erase the content below and provide your own.

Projects Engaged

In this section I expect for you to clearly tell me which projects you engaged during the week. This is an overall summary of the work you engaged while leaving the actual results and details for the next section.

Results Achieved

This space is the weekly mechanism by which you share results with me.

In this section I expect for you to clearly tell me the results you achieved on the projects which you engaged.

For example, for a ChIP sample I have previously stated that I expect to see:

  1. Initial culture size. (for these initial experiments use the small culture size option in the protocol - 35 mL)
  2. Growth conditions. (overnight or controlled growth to specific OD)
  3. Gel image post cell lysis and sonication. (see course materials protocol for example image)
  4. Storage location of final ChIP sample.
  5. NanoDrop quantification of final ChIP sample. (include comment on curve, 260/280 ratio, nucleic acid concentration and units)
  6. An overview of your day-to-day process that led to the final ChIP sample. (what did you do on each day and how were samples stored overnight)
  7. Research comments on the day-to-day process and final ChIP sample. (what went right, what went wrong, what can be improved)
  8. Results of positive and negative control PCR tests. (see next section for details)

If you worked to design ChIP target PCR primers, you should provide all the relevant information here.

Gel images should be included and fully labeled. Adjust information accordingly for the details you wish to deliver.

Hours Summary

Please provide me a summary of your total hours for the week.

Example:

Monday September 21 – 6 hours

Tuesday September 22 – 5 hours