Tasks

Listed below are the tasks that should be completed for each phase of the program. All tasks should be submited to Shannon (colton@msoe.edu) by the respective due dates. Team progress will be shown on the Team Progress Bar.

SMART Team 2011-2012

Qualification Phase

 

Task #1 -- Explore the SMART Team Website

Task #2 -- Learning to Write an Abstract

Task #3 -- Design Your Own Protein

Task #4 -- Big Picture and Significant Features of Qualification Challenge

Task #5 -- Qualification Challenge Abstract

Task #6 -- Qualification Challenge Model Design

PDB File to use: 2x55.pdb

Primary Citation

Reference Materials for Qualification Model

New York Times Article

Article referenced in NY Times feature

Plague Review Article

Another Review Article

Role of Pla in Pneumonic Plague

 

New Articles! Black Death on the cover of 27 Oct 2011 Nature

Perspectives

News and Views

Sequencing Article

Task #7 -- Mentor Match Preparation

Task #8 -- Careers in Science

Modeling the Magic Creature Clues

Clue 1

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Clue 5

Clue 6

Clue 7

Clue 8

Clue 9

These are all of the clues for you to create your magical creature. Please bring your magical creature with you on Saturday, October 22nd. We would also like to see initial drafts. Be prepared to "defend" your creature at Saturday's meeting.

 

Research and Design Phase

Task #1 -- Basic Molecule Information

Task #2 -- Big Picture

Task #3 -- Modeling your BioMolecule

Task #4 -- Draft Abstract to Shannon

Task #5 -- Draft Abstract to other teams

Task #6 -- Comments on abstract

Task #7 -- Draft Molecule Design

Task #8 -- Final Abstract

Task #9 -- Final Model Design

Task #10 -- Careers in Science

 

 

Presentation Phase

Task #1 -- Summary of Project

Task #2 -- Big Picture

Task #3 -- Data Piece

Task #4 -- Meet with Shannon about poster

Task #5 -- Poster Draft due to Mentor

Task #6 -- Poster Draft due to Shannon

Task #7 -- Final Abstract for abstract booklet

Task #8 -- Meet with Mentor to discuss oral presentation

Task #9 -- Final Posters

Task #10 -- Meet with Shannon to discuss oral presentation