Outreach

Outreach kdorfman Sat, 12/05/2015 - 14:15
fluorescence_cell_bio_summer_2017_.pptx

2022 Eureka

2022 Eureka kdorfman Thu, 07/14/2022 - 19:27

color mixing workshop LLCPK GFP-alpha tubulin cells (have a lot of vacuoles, though)

Made up 2x staining solutions in Fluorbrite:

Nuc blue: 20 uL/2 mL; 40 uL/2 mL

Mitotracker red: 250 nM, 500 nM

Cells incubated in coverslip dish 1 mL nuc blue staining solution + 1 mL mitotracker staining solution.

Hi nuc + Hi MT
Hi nuc + low MT
low nuc + Hi MT
low nuc + low MT

Warm all media first, then remove the F10-Hams, replace with appropriate staining solutions. Keep cells in incubator for 15 min, check...

Color Mixing with Inks CMY(K)

1:15 (approximate) yellow printer ink in water 1:200 magenta 1:200 cyan

we pipetted various ink amounts onto parafilm to mix colors - final volume of droplets = 100ul

Additive Mixing with Light (RGB Flashlights) Flashlights made by RaySoar LED Limited Company

Staining solution NucBlue + Mitotracker

Staining solution NucBlue + Mitotracker kdorfman Fri, 09/30/2022 - 13:47

Staining Solution

  • 1 mL fluorobrite
  • 10uL NucBlue
  • 1 uL Mitotracker red

Staining Protocol

  • Remove pink medium from cells (~2.5 mL)
  • Replace with Staining Solution
  • Rock dish to make sure solution covers the surface
  • Incubate ~15 min at 37C

Observation Protocol

  • Find cells with phase
  • Switch to fluorescence
    • turn on arc lamp
    • turn off white light
    • open mechanical shutter (CLOSE WHEN NOT LOOKING AT CELLS! THEY BLEACH!)
    • open electronic shutter
    • turn filter cube to UV to see blue nuclei
    • turn filter cube to G to see red mitochondria

BioBootCamp

BioBootCamp kdorfman Tue, 06/20/2017 - 15:48
2016micropipetting.docx
pipet_buffer_table.docx
double_pipet_buffer_table.docx

2017 bio boot camp

2017 bio boot camp kdorfman Tue, 06/20/2017 - 18:02

24 students

  • pub med search
  • BLAST
  • pipetting
  • Serial dilution
  • calculations
  • DNA extraction (G&GA protocol)
  • Quantification by nanodrop
  • gel electrophoresis - w/ & w/o RNAse
  • wide range marker
umasssummcoll.labbootcampmanual2017.v6.pdf

2022 Bio Boot Camp

2022 Bio Boot Camp kdorfman Wed, 06/22/2022 - 18:20

FIRST DAY

Pipetting Exercise

DNA Extraction

  • Extract DNA from fish fin clips with HotSHOT DNA extraction prep

    • 50 uL alkaline lysis reagent per rxn
    • 50 uL Neutralization buffer per rxn
    • Aliquot 1 mL of each per pair

  • Rolf brings 20 fin clips

  • Students work in pairs, doing 4 clips per pair.

Set up PCR reactions

  • Use Qiagen Taq PCR Master Mix Kit

  • Dilute primers from Rolf's lab for GFP (final 0.4 uM in mix)

  • Each 25 uL reaction contains:
    • 12.5 uL 2X Master mix
    • enough primer to make 0.4 uM
    • 5 uL DNA
    • water to 25 uL
  • We make 900 uL Master Mix with primers
    • 3.6 uL each 100uM primer
    • 450 uL 2x master mix
    • 446.4 uL water (to final volume 900 uL)
  • Each individual student tests all 4 of the DNA samples
    • 20 uL per rxn
    • aliquot 180 uL per pair

Make enough master mix for 9 reactions per pair

PCR program (finclip in Main menu):

Step time (min) temp comment
1. Initial denaturation 2 94
2. denaturation 0.5 94
3. annealing 0.5 55 ~4C below primer Tm
4. extension/elongation 0.5 72 or one min per kb 1
5. go to 2 38 times
6. final extension 5 72
7. hold forever 15 can cut short and put into fridge

SECOND DAY

Gel

BLAST

Use primer sequences?

Analyze Gel

  • check bands in blue light
  • take cell phone photo
  • send to Rolf with documentation

  1. 45 sec is better for mcherry; can use 45 sec to 1 min for GFP. EGFP and mcherry amplicons are ~500 BP ↩︎

Qiagen Taq PCR Master Mix Handbook

Master mix

Master mix kdorfman Mon, 06/12/2023 - 15:05
To make Qiagen Master Mix + primers for students
and reactions per student
at uL per reaction
Start with: uL Qiagen Master Mix
add: uL forward eGFP primer (100 mM)
add: uL reverse eGFP primer (100mM)
add: uL forward Hedgehog Inhibitory Protein primer (100 mM)
add: uL reverse Hedgehog Inhibitory Protein primer (100 mM)
add: uL water
for a final volume of: uL Qiagen Master Mix plus primers
aliquot: uL Qiagen Master Mix plus primers per student

Master Mix, multiple primers

Master Mix, multiple primers kdorfman Mon, 07/01/2024 - 22:10

NOT SURE WHY THIS DOESN"T CALCULATE

To make Qiagen Master Mix + primers for students (or pairs of students)
and reactions per student (or pair)
and primer sets (R + F)
at uL per reaction
Start with: uL Qiagen Master Mix
add: uL of each F and R 100 uM primer
add: uL water
for a final volume of: uL Qiagen Master Mix (including primers!)
aliquot: uL Qiagen Master Mix (including primers!) per student (or pair)

2023 Boot Camp

2023 Boot Camp kdorfman Wed, 06/21/2023 - 18:53
  1. streamlined pipet exercise
  2. Genotyping of Rolf's fish

Zebrafish finclip genotyping

Zebrafish finclip genotyping kdorfman Wed, 06/21/2023 - 18:56

Copied from 2022:

*DNA Extraction**

  • Extract DNA from fish fin clips with HotSHOT DNA extraction prep

    • 50 uL alkaline lysis reagent per rxn
    • 50 uL Neutralization buffer per rxn
    • Aliquot 1 mL of each per pair

  • Rolf brings 20 fin clips

  • Students work in pairs, doing 4 clips per pair.

  • Master mix recipe

Set up PCR reactions

  • Use Qiagen Taq PCR Master Mix Kit

  • Dilute primers from Rolf's lab for GFP (final 0.4 uM in mix)

  • Each 25 uL reaction contains:
    • 12.5 uL 2X Master mix
    • enough primer to make 0.4 uM
    • 5 uL DNA
    • water to 25 uL
  • Karlstrom recipe for 900 uL Master Mix with primers: (see Master mix calculator)
    • 3.6 uL each 100uM primer
    • 450 uL 2x master mix
    • 446.4 uL water (to final volume 900 uL)
  • Each individual student tests all 4 of the DNA samples
    • 20 uL per rxn
    • aliquot 180 uL per pair

Make enough master mix for 9 reactions per pair

PCR program (finclip in Main menu) (don't know which thermocycler)

Thermocycler 3 in 364: folder BIOBOO: programs HOT92, ZFPCR

Step time (min) temp comment
1. Initial denaturation 2 94
2. denaturation 0.5 94
3. annealing 0.5 55 ~4C below primer Tm
4. extension/elongation 0.5 72 or one min per kb 1
5. go to 2 38 times
6. final extension 5 72
7. hold forever 15 can cut short and put into fridge

SECOND DAY

Gel

BLAST

Use primer sequences?

Analyze Gel

  • check bands in blue light
  • take cell phone photo
  • send to Rolf with documentation

  1. 45 sec is better for mcherry; can use 45 sec to 1 min for GFP. EGFP and mcherry amplicons are ~500 BP ↩︎

Eureka 2015

Eureka 2015 kdorfman Thu, 07/30/2015 - 19:13
dendrobium_piercardii_stem_section1.jpg
salvinia_plant9.jpg
salvinia_plant10.jpg
imaris_hair4.jpg
plant1.jpg
plant2.jpg
sabal_minor_plant3.jpg
adromischos_root_section7.jpg
adromischos_root_section8.jpg
adromischos_stomata3.jpg
adromischos_stomata4.jpg
adromischos_stomata5.jpg
adromischos_vascular_bundles6.jpg
my_plant_22.jpg
salvinia_plant8.jpg
salvinia_plant7.jpg
heliania1.jpg
strelitzia_reginae1.jpg
strelitzia_reginae2.jpg
strelitzia_reginae3.jpg
strelitzia_reginae4.jpg
easypeel_ic1.jpg
zamia_furfuraceae_01_ic2.jpg
salvinia_plant1.jpg
salvinia_plant2.jpg
salvinia_plant3.jpg
salvinia_plant4.jpg
salvinia_plant5.jpg
salvinia_plant6.jpg
my_plant_1.jpg

MassBio

MassBio kdorfman Sat, 12/05/2015 - 14:16

DIY

DIY kdorfman Sat, 12/05/2015 - 14:20
do_it_yourself_biotech_equipment_and_paper_lab_workshop_agenda_winter_2015.docx
the_tennessean.pages_.pdf

Science Quest 2014

Science Quest 2014 kdorfman Tue, 04/08/2014 - 18:24
Participant Status major course project
Shelley Kratzer sr bio 499F actin?
Vishakha Agrawal sr bio/psych 383H MW genotyping
Dylan Bennet bio 383H MW genotyping
Jenna McMahon jr bio 383H TuTh
Heather Jordan sr bio 499F actin?