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Bio322: Biophysics I (In Tvm: Bio312)

[ver.2015]


Physical biology of molecules, cells and tissues: Equilibrium approachesLogo
S. No. Title Due date Form of submission Date posted Additional Information Solution
1 Crowded cell and scale of proteins The tutorial to be discussed in class (group-work) and assignment to be submitted (individual work). 28-Aug-2015 @1800h

3-Sept-2015 @1800h for Trivandrum

Electronic upload via Google-Classrooms: Class code: cqi

Pune Upload via Google classroom)

due to web-upload issues. TVM ONLY upload here

14-Aug-2015

Total score: 16 pts

[Please upload ONLY PDF files]

A001-solution
2 A4 page written assignment: Biophysical discovery that you find most interesting. 08-Sep-2015 @1630h Hard copy of hand-written text- Submit at the end of Tuesday (08/09/2015) class 28-Aug-2015

Total score: 20 points [ONLY HARD COPY- hand written ACCEPTED]

N.A.
3 3.1. Mapping the contours of the cytoskeletal filaments from microscopy 10-Oct-2015 @1800h Upload electronically

(a) Pune using google-classroom [the links works. please look at module 4]

(b) Tvm using form here (to be activated)

16-Sep-2015 Data uploaded here. Please use the data for your group. e.g.: Tvm-group1.tif for the respective IISER Trivandrum group number 1 Please upload TXT files that were analyzed individually . If the PDF file is identical to all group members I am fine with it. Mention your group number in the PDF file which should contain the image histogram and image description.
4 3.2 Analyzing the persistence length 23-Oct-2015 @1800h Upload electronically the code and results file separately 6-Oct-2015, discussed again on 9th and 12th Oct. Crash-course on python will help you work on this assignment [intro-py] [reading-fitting] (9/10/15)

Example Python code to help you along:

5 Assign4: Conformational entropy and binding constants 30-Oct-2015 @1800h 19-Oct-2015

Submit electronic files (PDF) using : ->TVM site and ->IISER Pune g-classroom.

Name the file: a4-fullname.pdf

6 Techniques to measure binding (reading assignment) 27-Oct-2015 @1530h (in class presentation) Oral presentation group-wise (Dissociation constant measurement) followed by Q/A.

Content of presentation to include:

1) What is the ligand/receptor or DNA-protein interaction being measured

2) Experimental method used to estimate

3) Model or equation used to fit the Kd

26-Oct-2015 Folder to access papers and the list.

Pune: also uploaded on google-classroom

Total time= 10 min

Assessment based on:

10=content

10=clarity

10=Q/A

10=Team work

10=Peer score

The score is valid for the GROUP. The same score will be attributed to EACH group member, who is present.

Teaching assistant (TA)

Names: 1. Anushree Chaphalkar (PhD student, IISER Pune), 2. Kunalika Jain (PhD student, IISER Pune), 3. Lokesh Kumar (PhD student, IISER Thiruvananthapuram)

Where to find the TAs: MainBlock, 2nd floor, Biology Wing and IISER Tvm.

Instructions for submisions


Updated: 26 Oct 2015