Mr. Alfano's Schedule

Research Class Resources

Biology I/II Resources

RCSB Protein Data Bank

Proteopedia

Macromolecular Museum

BLAST Search

Pingry Journal Databases

Pingry MS Swim Team

Pingry Speech & Debate Team

Honors Biology II

Course Calendar

FAll 2011

Course Expectations

September 2011
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HWK:

1) Set up gmail.

2) Email me address

3) Accept dropbox

4) Name a folder "Your name 2011" and share it with me (aalfano@pingry.org)

5) Visit during CP!

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HWK:

--Ensure everything is set up from yesterday.

--Review any old notes or assignments from Bio to prep for the review tomorrow.

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HWK:  Respond to the two questions from the end of class.  Dropbox answers as a PDF.

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HWK:  Watch this video and make notes in your class notes.

-Find an example of a biochemical pathway.

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HWK:  Answer (with claim, warrant, and impact) "Can a cell sense its location, surroundings, etc?"

-Put answers in DB.

-Save as "First initial.Last Initial.Title.pdf "

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HWK:  Pingry Ponders due Friday.  Prep for article presentations.

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HWK:  Read Emperor of Maladies from handout.  Buy a personal copy...i.e Amazon, etc.

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HWK:  Watch this video and read this article on epigenetics.

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October 2011
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HWK:  Watch this video and takes notes in your notebook.

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HWK:  Take this survey.  Please be thoughtful...this affects how we design the course.

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HWK:  Describe the transition from G2 through M-Phase.  Why does the level of S-Cyclin decrease as M-Cyclin increases?

Graph from Class

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HWK:  Pick up article from Alfano's desk.  Read pages 57-59.  Make notes on the article handout itself.  Finish answering questions from class (dropbox).

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Missed information from class:

Read the following sections:

1)  SCDK Complexes Initiate DNA Replication Once per Cell Cycle

2)  The Activation of M-CDK Complexes Triggers Entry Into Mitosis

3)  M-CDK Prepares the Duplicated Chromosome for Separation

**Make Notes**

HWK:

-Read "Hallmarks of Cancer" pages 60-61 (until the section "Acquired Capability")

-Created an outline of the "Hallmarks" reading so far.

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HWK:  Please take the following survey.  This is more feedback on the course for my planning.  Please be open and honest.  The responses will be anonymous.

Thanks!

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HWK: Watch this video on microtubules and make notes in your notebook.

Also, please refresh yourself briefly with the reading from Emporer. Ms. Olesky will be with you tomorrow during period 2.

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HWK:  Read the section "Evading Apoptosis" in the Hallmarks article.

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HWK:  Watch this video on microtubules and this video, too!

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November 2011
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HWK:  Start thinking about a cancer treatment to use for your project!

Review and annotate this diagram.

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*Hallmarks Discussions

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*Hallmarks Discussions

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Cancer Project Assigned

-Rubric

-Instructions

*Hallmarks Discussions

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Groups

 

*In-Class work for drug selection.

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Final Drug Selection Due

*In-Class work for drug selection.

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HWK:  Watch this short video on mitosis and take notes in your notebook.

*Genetics

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*Genetics

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*Utah Project

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*Utah Project

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*Utah Project

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Poster Template

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NO CLASSES FOR TEACHER INSERVICE

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NO CLASSES FOR THANKSGIVING

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NO CLASSES FOR THANKSGIVING

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NO CLASSES FOR THANKSGIVING

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*Evolution

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*Evolution

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*Evolution

      
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*Evolution

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CANCER PROJECT DUE!!!

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Please read the article selection and reference the picture.

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Please read/watch the following links:

Link 1

Link 2

Link 3

Link 4 Read under the section PARP inhibition in women with metastatic breast cancer and BRCA1/2 mutations.

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Cancer Project Presentations

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Cancer Project Presentations

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Review the following links for class.

Rat Dissection 1

Rat Dissection 2

Fetal Pig PPT

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Shelley Project

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Shelley Project

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Shelley Project

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Shelley Project

*Last Day of Bio!

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