# Course schedule for SSII

**SUBJECT TO CHANGE** — You can find readings & due dates for assignments on Canvas. Lecture meets 11:00a–12:20p in MALK B90; lab meets 1:00p–4:20p in YORK 1310.

| Date | Lecture | Lab | Due / Reading |
| :---- | :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **Week 1** |  |  |  |
| Tue Aug 4 | Introduction to BIPN 145 & nervous systems| Safety talk & lab group formation | Take the incoming survey (link on Canvas); take the online [safety test](https://biolabclass-safetyquiz.ucsd.edu/) |
| Wed Aug 5 | The passive membrane & modeling neural activity | **Lab #1:** Modeling Neural Membranes *in silico* | **READ** [the protocol](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jNcKPDv5HAnwyfT9RQxUknxloEzmf-04ljyN5q9-_z4/edit?tab=t.0) and **WATCH** [the video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPSuzXQk2Qs) |
| Thu Aug 6 | Recording from the nervous system & coding in BIPN 145 | **Lab #2:** String Lab | **DUE** Modeling Neural Membranes Quiz; Extracellular Pre-Lab Quiz |
| Fri Aug 7 | Earthworm nervous systems; the action potential | **Lab #3:** Earthworm Experiments | **READ** Hodgkin & Huxley (1939); **WATCH/READ** [Exporting data from LabChart](https://bipn145.github.io/LabChart/ExportingLabChart.html) & Experiment #2/#3 protocols; **DUE** String Lab *(Group Assignment)* |
| **Week 2** |  |  |  |
| Tue Aug 11 | Writing lab reports & statistics | **Lab #3:** Earthworm Experiments (continued) |  |
| Wed Aug 12 | Two-sample statistics; the speed of the nervous system | **Lab #4:** Intracellular Equipment | **DUE** Intracellular Pre-Lab Quiz |
| Thu Aug 13 | Leech physiology & cell types; intracellular & patch clamp recording | **Lab #4:** Recording from the Retzius Cell of the Leech | |
| Fri Aug 14 *(drop w/o "W" deadline)* | Review for Exam #1 | **Lab #4:** Filling a cell in the leech |  |
| **Week 3** |  |  |  |
| Tue Aug 18 | **Exam #1** | Analysis & catch-up day | **DUE** Earthworm Lab Report |
| Wed Aug 19 | How is science funded? & introduction to final projects | Final project brainstorm; equipment & needs | **DUE** Leech Lab *(Group Assignment)* |
| Thu Aug 20 | Ethology & behavior; *Drosophila* behavior | **Lab #7:** The Case of the Mislabeled Vials | **READ** your [*Drosophila* behavior handout](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xpdF4kuvf3vWaiafQ82TdmQTqWK_qqoE?usp=drive_link) |
| Fri Aug 21 *(drop w/ "W" deadline)* | *Drosophila* genetics & optogenetics | **Lab #7:** The Case of the Missing Methods | **DUE** Project proposals |
| **Week 4** |  |  |  |
| Tue Aug 25 | Electroencephalography (EEG) | **Lab #8:** EEG | **DUE** *Drosophila* optogenetics methods & results write-up |
| Wed Aug 26 | EEG analysis | **Lab #8:** EEG (analysis) | **DUE (Wed @ 11:59 pm)** *Drosophila* Presentation slides |
| Thu Aug 27 | *Drosophila* Presentations | Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity | **DUE** EEG Quiz & Results; **Submit** Final Project Equipment & Needs [[Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14kze5zsIq6UysFW7IlHqHWGzS2Hxy9YtRlLK-9Qoq3s/edit?usp=sharing)] |
| Fri Aug 28 | Visualizing the nervous system; mapping neural circuits & two-photon calcium imaging | Visual perception in a mouse (Allen Observatory) | **DUE** Allen Connectivity Lab |
| **Week 5** |  |  |  |
| Tue Sep 1 | Careers in neuroscience | **Work on final projects** | **DUE** Allen Observatory Lab |
| Wed Sep 2 | Review for Exam #2 | **Work on final projects** |  |
| Thu Sep 3 | Final project workshop / open Q&A | **Work on final projects** |  |
| Fri Sep 4 | Final project presentations | Final project presentations *(in MALK B90)* |  |
| **Finals** |  |  |  |
| Sat Sep 5 | **Exam #2** — 11:30a–2:29p, MALK B90 | — | **DUE** Final project lab reports |