20.109(F21):Draft research question for major assignment

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20.109(F21): Laboratory Fundamentals of Biological Engineering
Drawing provided by Marissa A., 20.109 student in Sp21 term. Schematic generated using BioRender.

Fall 2021 schedule        FYI        Assignments        Homework        Class data        Communication        Accessibility

       Module 1: Genomic instability                          Module 2: Drug discovery       


Part 1: Discuss potential topics for your Research proposal presentation

The final communication assignment you will complete for 20.109 is the Research proposal presentation. For this assignment you will work with your laboratory partner, or co-investigator, to develop a novel research project. The key to a successful project is identifying an interesting topic that can inform a research question / goal. To identify common interests between you and your co-investigator, discuss the topics that you identified in your homework assignment due today.

After you identify a common interest, perform a quick literature search to find recent papers in the field. Review 2-3 papers and discuss potential research questions / goals for your proposal.

Questions to guide your discussion: 1. What is currently unknown about your topic? 2. Is there a potentially solvable problem related to your topic? 3. What treatment / technology / product can be developed to advance what 'solve' the problem related to your topic?

In your laboratory notebook, complete the following:

  • What research topic will you pursue with your co-investigator?
  • Use the papers you reviewed to summarize what is known and what is unknown regarding your research topic.

Part 2: Draft research question / goal for your Research proposal presentation

write exercise on how to define research question


In your laboratory notebook, complete the following:

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