Student Projects for UMass Chemistry 423 Spring 2012: Difference between revisions
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'''1. Topics | '''1. Topics due by ??''' | ||
:'''Teams''' of 4 people will be assigned, to include both chemistry and chemical engineering majors on most teams. You may request one teammate by emailing the TA by noon Feb 16. | :'''Teams''' of 4 people will be assigned, to include both chemistry and chemical engineering majors on most teams. You may request one teammate by emailing the TA by noon Feb 16. | ||
:Once you know your team assignment, select an available '''topic''' (not already chosen by another team); see our course website for suggestions and guidelines to find a simple protein-ligand complex (eg protein-drug, nucleic acid-drug, or protein-DNA) with a known structure in the pdb that interests your team. | :Once you know your team assignment, select an available '''topic''' (not already chosen by another team); see our course website for suggestions and guidelines to find a simple protein-ligand complex (eg protein-drug, nucleic acid-drug, or protein-DNA) with a known structure in the pdb that interests your team. If you want to choose a topic not on the list, be sure that it does not already have a detailed Proteopedia page and email Prof Thompson to get approval: send the pdb code for the complex and briefly explain the disease connection or why it is interesting. Add your topic to the team list at [[Sandbox423]]. | ||
'''2. Sandbox pages displaying initial structure and one green scene due by end of class workshop 2/??/12''' | |||
:'''Start your assigned sandbox page''': Find the pdb id for your protein-ligand complex in the Protein Data Bank. In your assigned sandbox page click"edit this page" (top) and follow the directions to insert your rotating structure on your page. Describe and illustrate with a green scene the secondary structure of your protein. | :'''Start your assigned sandbox page''': Find the pdb id for your protein-ligand complex in the Protein Data Bank. In your assigned sandbox page click"edit this page" (top) and follow the directions to insert your rotating structure on your page. Describe and illustrate with a green scene the secondary structure of your protein. | ||
''' | '''3. Project near-final draft, due 1 week before presentation. ''' Presentation dates will be assigned when topics are chosen. Prof Thompson will provide suggestions for improvements to your draft; you may also request feedback earlier, once you have at least one green scene with text describing it in all sections. | ||
''Your proteopedia page should be organized into the following 4 required sections, with each team member responsible for one of sections a-d of the team project.'' | ''Your proteopedia page should be organized into the following 4 required sections, with each team member responsible for one of sections a-d of the team project.'' | ||
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This will include the published paper that describes your structure (the reference associated with your pdb code). You will get much of your information about specific interactions to look for and highlight in the structure from this reference (which is much easier than trying to find these on your own with no guidance!). | This will include the published paper that describes your structure (the reference associated with your pdb code). You will get much of your information about specific interactions to look for and highlight in the structure from this reference (which is much easier than trying to find these on your own with no guidance!). | ||
''' | '''4. In-class presentations on assigned dates.''' | ||
