| INSTRUCTIONS - PROFESSORS: Fill out Sections A & B then submit this form online. (You will receive an email copy of the form. The Office for Undergraduate Research in Science will also post the project online, indicating whether the project is open for students to apply or taken.) DONE | |
| INSTRUCTIONS - STUDENTS: You may receive this form by email, or you may download it after it has been posted. Either way, print this form. Complete and sign Section C on the hardcopy. Ask your supervisor to sign Section D. Take it to the department corresponding to the course number in Section A (this may or may not be your own department). Do not register for a '396' course on Minerva until you receive departmental permission. | |
| INSTRUCTIONS - DEPARTMENTS: After the unit chair/director/designate approves (or not) this project, notify student. If approved, please give student permission to register on Minerva, and fax this form (with signatures) to the Office for Undergraduate Research in Science at 514-398-8102. | |
| QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? Contact Victor Chisholm by email, or phone 514-398-5964. | |
| SECTION A: SUPERVISOR INFORMATION | |
| Name: | Loydie Jerome-Majewska |
| Email: | Loydie [dot] majewska [at] mcgill [dot] ca |
| Phone: | 514-412-4400 ex 2327 |
| Website: | |
| Supervisor's department: | None of the above |
| Supervisor's department (if none of the above) | Pediatrics/Human Genetics |
| Course number: | BIOL396 (Biology) |
| SECTION B: PROJECT INFORMATION | |
| Term: | Summer 2009 |
| Project start date: | June 1, 2009 |
| Project end date: | August 31, 2009 |
| Project title: | Expression of Tmed genes during mouse embryonic development |
| Project description: | The student will generate digoxigenin labeled RNA probes to reveal the expression pattern of four Tmed genes, Tmed1, Tmed3, Tmed4 and Tmed9 on mouse embryos between gastrulation and organogenesis. |
| Prerequisite: | 1 term completed at McGill + CGPA of 3.0 or higher; or permission of instructor. |
| Other prerequisite, if applicable: | |
| Grading scheme (The final report must be worth at least 50% of final grade): | The final report will be worth at 60% of final grade, 10% of the grade will be on lab meeting presentation and participation and the remaining 30% will be on attendance and performance in the laboratory. |
| Other project information: | The final report will be worth at 60% of final grade, 10% of the grade will be on lab meeting presentation and participation and the remaining 30% will be on attendance and performance in the laboratory. |
| Project status - This project is: | Taken. The professor has no more '396' projects this term. |
| How students can apply: | N/A; this project is filled. |
| If other, please specify: | |
| Ethics, safety, and training | |
| Which of the following, if any, is involved? | None |
| Animal subjects | [ ] |
| Human subjects | [ ] |
| Biohazardous substances | [ ] |
| Radioactive materials | [ ] |
| Handling chemicals | [ ] |
| Using lasers | [ ] |
| Supervisors are responsible for the ethics and safety compliance of undergraduate students. | |
| SECTION C: STUDENT INFORMATION | |
| Do not complete this section unless/until the student is identified. | |
| Name: | |
| McGill ID: | |
| Email (first [dot] last [at] mail [dot] mcgill [dot] ca): | |
| Phone: | |
| Program (E.g., B.Sc. Maj. Chem. Min. Biol.): | |
| Level (U0 / U1 / U2 / U3): | |
| Student signature - I have not applied for another '396' course in this term: | |
| SECTION D: APPROVALS. | |
| Do not complete this section unless/until the student is identified. | |
| Supervisor: I give my permission for the student identified in section C to register for this project under my supervision. | |
| Supervisor's signature: | |
| Date: | |
| Unit chair/director/designate: I certify that this project conforms to departmental requirements for 396 courses. | |
| Unit chair/director/designate's name: | |
| Unit chair/director/designate's signature: | |
| Date: | |