Table 1.
Overview of workshop outline
| Day 1: Monday, June 25 | ||
| AM | Welcome | Introduction, Workshop Objectives, and Preworkshop evaluation |
| Lab | Zea mays bronze Mutation 1: DNA extraction and PCR | |
| PM | Lab | Zea mays bronze Mutation 2: Gel electrophoresis and analysis |
| Concept | Bioinformatics–What it is and what it can do for you | |
| Computers | Zea mays bronze Mutation 3: Electronic PCR and bioinformatics | |
| Day 2: Tuesday, June 26 | ||
| AM | Concept | Sleuthing for Genes |
| Lab | Arabidopsis clf-2 Mutation 1: DNA extraction and PCR | |
| PM | Lab | Arabidopsis clf-2 Mutation 2: Gel electrophoresis and analysis |
| Computers | Arabidopsis clf-2 Mutation 3: Electronic PCR and bioinformatics | |
| Day 3: Wednesday, June 27 | ||
| AM | Concept | Genetically Modified Foods (GMF) |
| Lab | Detecting GMF 1: DNA extraction and PCR | |
| PM | Lab | Detecting GMF 2: Gel electrophoresis and analysis |
| Computers | Detecting GMF 3: Bioinformatics | |
| Day 4: Thursday, June 28 | ||
| AM | Concept | Gene Structure and Function |
| Computers | Gene Annotation 1 & 2: Meaning, patterns, and finding genes | |
| PM | Seminar | “In Search of Stress Tolerance in Plants at FAMU” by |
| G. Hacisalihoglu, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Fla | ||
| Concept: | Evidence for genes | |
| Computers | Gene Annotation 3 & 4: Apollo and building gene models | |
| Day 5: Friday, June 29 | ||
| AM | Concept | Genomes |
| Computers | Gene Annotation 5 & 6: Gene annotation projects and reports | |
| PM | Wrap-up | Postworkshop evaluation, survey, and future directions |