After review of crystals grown so far, Celeste and Josie have selected a 2:1 ratio of lysozyme protein to citrate buffer. This means that in the 125mL of Well A there will be — ml/mg lysozyme protein and === ml … Continue reading →
Author Archive | Drew Roman
Learning to Grow Protein Crystals
Enter Dr. Eric Gouaux of OHSU. Dr. Gouaux received the donated lysozyme, and he donated the other materials for the project. Dr. Gouaux has come to Jackson several times to coach us along in the lysozyme crystal growing process. Josie … Continue reading →
Materials Crisis!
It turns out urokinase is really expensive and hard to get. Josie and Celeste make an early morning call and find this out. Thanks so much to the folks at Sigma-Aldrich for taking on the task of finding an affordable … Continue reading →
Student Scientists
The students have been given paperwork introducing SSEP, NanoRacks‘ minilab that we will be utilizing and the list of NASA approved sample materials. As we begin making progress with group selection and topic selection, I will be posting more. Please stay … Continue reading →
INSGC mentions Avicenna
I received a google alert which contained a link to a page on the Indiana Space Grant Consortium’s website. It’s all about us! Read here.
Collaboration with LLC in Anderson, IN
I’ve begun collaborating with the Life Learning Cooperative in Anderson, Indiana. We are in the process of going over all of the paperwork and organizing student teams. We will be setting up some webcam time with our kids soon and I’m … Continue reading →
Avicenna Science Lifts Off
Avicenna Academy was granted an award from the Indiana Space Grant Consortium which will allow us to participate in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP). When we return from spring break, we will be jumping head first into this project. … Continue reading →
Our mentors have sent high magnification pictures of our raw and coated chemcal
The idea behind our experiment is that when a solution of ciprofloxacin (an antibiotic) in water and a solution of polyvinylpyrrolidone (the coating) in water are mixed, the polyvinylpyrollidone (PVP) will come out of solution and coat the tiny particles … Continue reading →
And the Winner is…
National Review Board selected for flight: Urokinase Protein Crystal Growth in Microgravity Co-Principal Investigators: Celeste Brown and Josie Smith , Jackson Middle School, Grade 7 Teacher Facilitator: Jennifer Kelley Proposal Summary: We want to grow urokinase protein crystals for researchers to find … Continue reading →
SSEP Competition Finalists
Each student proposal submitted to the competition was read and evaluated by the SSEP PDX Local Review Board. This team was made up of Erik Nilsen (Jackson parent, Lewis & Clark professor, and former NASA employee), Susan Jordan (Director of … Continue reading →