"Molecule Resume" project
Last revised: Monday, June 9, 2003
Overview:
- One of your assignments for this course is to prepare a one-page "resume" for a molecule found in bacteria, archaea, or viruses. The goal of this activity is for you to demonstate clearly the relationship between the structure of a molecule and the function it serves.
- This project is worth 20 points (out of the 50 points for "to be announced") towards your course grade of 500 points.
- Choose one molecule found in bacteria, archaea, or viruses. This could be a widespread molecule (e.g., peptidoglycan) or something quite specific (e.g. sigma factor, exonuclease enzyme, etc.)
- E-mail the instructor to make sure that this is not a molecule someone else has already picked. There are dozens of interesting molecules, so there's no reason for everyone to pick the same one. Once I've received your e-mail, I'll post your molecule on this list so others can see it and know to pick something different.
Name Topic Ainsworth, Audrey E. flagella Barrera, Abigail Charmaine permease Carroll, Ericka L. ribosome Ciorciari, Marissa J. viral capsid Fournier, Robert Steven Gates, Amy Elizabeth ATP synthase Gorowski, Krystyna teichoic acid Grzadziel, Joanna Izabela gas vesicle Hewitt, Hannah Sarah DNA ligase Holt, Laura Ann phosphotransferase system Laucka, Caitlin Mary electron transport system Lazar, Lara B. ATP McCarthy, Sarah H. fimbriae Niemiroski, Laura Rae proton pump Pagano-Therrien, Melani glucose Pierre, Sandra DNA Press, Laura Catherine peptidoglycan Reisinger, Eric I. endospores Rice, Rachel Elizabeth plasmid Risotti, Alaina Nicole cell membrane Seger, Pamela Rachel autolysin Shead, Heather E. ribosome Shreeve, Trevor P Spaeth, Erika Leigh phosphate Walsh, Kathleen A. periplasm Zhang, Frank Fan lipopolysaccharide
- Make a list of important properties of your molecule. Then write an anthropomorphized version of this list (make it have a human characteristics). See an example from student work last year.
- Write a one page resume for your molecule to "sell" its best features and characteristics to a potential employer (the host cell).
- Your grade (20 points maximum) will be based on:
- accuracy of information presented (10 points)
- integration of structure and function information (5 points)
- creativity, presentation, and organization (5 points)
- My goals for you are that you learn all about your molecule so you can get it the best job. And have fun with this project -- be creative and enjoy it.
- Deadline: Tuesday, June 10.