October 31st, 2018

Agenda:

• Website 1: PTC Labs: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/ptc/
• Website 2: Great Overview of the lab:  http://bioinformatics.dnalc.org/ptc/animation/ptc.swf

Part I: How PCR Works: Please create a flowchart on how PCR functions. Use highlighters, markers, and/or modeling supply. 

• The Flow of the PCR: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/pcr/
• How Restriction Enzymes like HAEIII work: http://www.biology-pages.info/R/RestrictionEnzymes.html  
• https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/gel/

PART II: SEQUENCING

Forward Primer 1:

CCTTCGTTTTCTTGGTGAATTTTTGGGATGTAGTGAAGAGGCGG

Reverse Primer 2:

AGGTTGGCTTGGTTTGCAATCATC

BLAST Website:

https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?PAGE_TYPE=BlastSearch

Week of October 24th

Agenda:

• Activity 2.1.1: Chronicles of a genetic counselor

• Presentation for Activity 2.1.1 Click Here
• Genetic counseling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZP45-WRLpo
• Genetic Counseling: http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/53/Genetic_Counselor

Activity 2.1.1 Resources: 

Types of genetic inheritance: http://www.brusselsgenetics.be/p_397.htm

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy:

MDA Organization: https://www.mda.org/disease/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy/overview
New Treatment for DMD: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151022141722.htm

Cystic Fibrosis: 
Utah Genetics: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/singlegene/


Huntington's Disease:
HDSA Organization: http://hdsa.org/what-is-hd/

Down Syndrome: 
http://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/

Alzheimer's Disease: 
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp

Leber Hereditary optic neuropathy: 
http://lhon.org/lhon/LHON_101.html

Activity 1.4.1: Vaccinations

• The very first vaccine!

1. The beginning of Vaccination: 

• https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/greatest-discoveries/videos/the-beginning-of-vaccination

2. Research how vaccines work: 

• https://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/preventive-care/vaccine.htm

• https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/immune.html

• https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/how-vaccines-work

October 11th, 2017
Agenda:

• Unit 1 Meets/Exceeds Prep

• How much antibiotics is in your meat video

• The rise of superbugs

Unit 1 Meets Resources:
1. Antibiotics

Penicillin Links: 

• http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/216798.php
• http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7UNmhvuvv2I/hqdefault.jpg (great Picture)

Tetracyclines:

• http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/tetracycline/antimicr.htm
• http://image.slidesharecdn.com/tetracycline-141117123807-conversion-gate01/95/tetracycline-6-638.jpg?cb=1416227925

Flouroquinolones:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLs_2-zikV4 (great video)
• http://www.factive.com/images/healthcare/Mechanism_01.gif  (Great pic on Mechanism of action)

Sulfa antibiotics:

• http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/march2012/03122012sulfa.htm
• http://chemistry.elmhurst.edu/vchembook/653sulfa.html

2. Anatomy of a Bacteria: 

• http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/bactcell.htm
• https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/ (great picture!)

3. Reading Audiograms

• http://www.firstyears.org/lib/howtoread.htm (BEST overview!)

4. ELISA

• ThermoFisher Link: https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/protein-biology/
• CLICK ON ANTIGEN ELISA TEST IN THE Bio-rad Link:

Unit 1 Exceeds Resources:

1. Gram + versus Gram -

https://www.quora.com/What-is-gram-staining-and-its-purpose

2.  Hearing and Sound transduction

• http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/soundtransduction.html

3. Tube Dilutions:

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-uPIvmZGNt-Szc5a0ZieVg0VmM/view?usp=sharing

4. Gram Staining:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram_staining

September 16th, 2015

• Activity 1.3.3: Can You Hear Me Now?

• http://lms-content.pltw.org/curriculum/HS/BMS/MI/PPT/canYouHearMeNow/canYouHearMeNow.html
• Click below for the TDIP Survey: https://mhs.xcaliburscribe.com/Portal/Surveys/SurveyIdentificationVerification.aspx?ID=55

Activity 1.2.3 Links:

Part I: Hearing Assessment 

• http://www2.webster.edu/~davittdc/ear/rinne/rinne.htm
• Part 2: Speech to Noise Test

• http://www.press.hear-it.org/Hearing-test-2   
• https://www.beltonehearingtest.com/us/

Part 3: Audiogram

• SRS 1.2.4 Sheet: Audiograms on google drive

Part 4: Can you hear me now?

• Look in your packet to Part 4

Part 5: Interventions for hearing loss  

•  Assistive Technology: –http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/assist_techhtm

• HearingCenterOnline.com: http://www.hearingcenteronline.com/howaid2.shtml

• Mayo Clinic – Hearing Aids http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hearing-loss/in-depth/hearing-aids/art-20044116?pg=2

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders – Cochlear Implants http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp

Dear All,

The mass casualty exercise will be at the Portland Providence Medical Center: We will be leaving 10 minutes before lunch. Please meet in my room.

Things to bring:

1. backpack w/ a change of clothes
2. Please layer because it might get cold
3. Please wear clothing you don't mind getting make up on (fake blood)

See you there!

Best,
Mr. V