| 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. | |
| QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? Contact Victor Chisholm by email, or phone 514-398-5964. | |
| SECTION A: SUPERVISOR INFORMATION | |
| Name: | Boswell Wing |
| Email: | boswell [dot] wing [at] mcgill [dot] ca (boswell dot wing at mcgill dot ca) |
| Phone: | 514-398-6772 |
| Website: | |
| Supervisor's department: | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Supervisor's department (if none of the above) | |
| Course number: | EPSC396 (Earth and Planetary Science) |
| SECTION B: PROJECT INFORMATION | |
| Term: | Fall 2010-2011 |
| Project start date: | September 1 2010 |
| Project end date: | December 3 2010 |
| Project title: | High-precision Quantification of Sulfate-reducing Bacteria for Selection Experiments |
| Project description: | This project has three related goals. The candidate will work on one or more of these. All are aimed towards rapid, high-precision quantification of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) for fitness assays in selection experiments. (1) Optimization of FISH (Fluorescence in situ hybridization) to target the RNA of the Kanamycin resistance gene in mutant SRB. (2) Assessment of whether FISH can be used in conjunction with flow cytometry to quantify SRB. (3) Evaluation of qPCR as another quantification method in conjunction with the FISH assay. |
| 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): | 50% participation in lab meetings; 50% final report |
| Other project information: | |
| Project status - This project is: | Taken; however students may contact the professor to discuss other possible '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? | One or more of the following |
| Animal subjects | [ ] |
| Human subjects | [ ] |
| Biohazardous substances | [ ] |
| Radioactive materials | [ ] |
| Handling chemicals | [x] |
| 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: | |