Please at least skim each of the notes given below, intended to give you minimal competence in a wet lab. Spend as much or as little time reading as you need to answer the final question at the end of the notes. After that, complete the short questionnaire, given below.

Time/place: Tuesday, 3 June 2003, Life Sciences Center

     9:00 am   Breakfast provided Rm 116
     9:30 am   Meeting/discussion in Bioinformatics Computer Core Lab

Outline of session (click on links to reach notes)

• Submit online preferences for VCU mentor (Mon night or Tue in class)
• Overview of Institute
• Overview of lab safety
• Notes: How to make solutions and calculate molarity
• Notes: How to dilute solutions
• Notes: How to use a micropipettor
• Notes: How to use pipets with fillers

Questionnaire (earlier the better but at least by midnight, Monday 2 June)

Problem Set

File through which to run TrueBasic

Please bring the following:

• Your choices for VCU mentor
• VCU Libraries Registration Form
• Appliance Agreement
• Worker's Right-To-Know Statement

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