QB Virtual Experiments

Brandeis Quantitative Biology Boot Camp 2014

• Each group should sit at an adjacent computers and work cooperatively on one of the experiments
• Open this web page: http://people.brandeis.edu/~gelles/qbve/2014
• Download the all the files for your experiment:
• Potassium channel blockage
• Virus capsid assembly
• Yeast actin cable length control
• The Word or PDF document(s) you downloaded describe your experiments. Read them.
• Run Matlab
• Drag all of the .m and .p files you downloaded into your Matlab working directory
• Experiment!
• Run experiments according to the instructions in the handout
• Collect numerical data
• Think about ways to analyze and plot your data
• Make plots that show your results
• What conclusions can you draw about the biological system you are studying?
• There will be coffee and snacks in the adjacent break room midway through the morning. Please, no food or drink in the computer room.
• Have fun and ask questions if you run into any problems or need help with Matlab.
• Each group should make a 2-3 slide Powerpoint presentation of their results and conclusions, and select one or more group members to speak for <5 min about them.
• Preface your Powerpoint file with a title slide that says which experiment you worked on and the names of your group members. By noon, email the file to gelles@brandeis.edu.