Updated Schedule

Date

Topic of Lecture

Reading Material

Assignment

Aug. 22, 24, 29

Introduction: Lecture 1

	Introduction to Bioinformatics
	Databases and How to Query Them

	The Origins of Bioinformatics (on reserve)
	2 Bioinformatics Chapters on databases (on reserve)
	Bioinformatics: Science, Medicine and the Future
	Entrez Tutorial

Read material by 8/24

Go through tutorial by Aug. 29

Assignment 2 due 9/7

August 31, Sept. 7

Molecular Biology Tools: Lecture 2B

Primer Design software, Restriction mapping software, Genomic Information Content

Chapter 1 (your Bioinformatics Text)

Read Material by Aug. 31

Assignment 3 due 9/21

Sept. 5

Faculty Planning Day: No Class

Sept. 12, 14

Review: Lecture 2A

Review of Molecular Biology and Biological Chemistry

Student directed lectures!

Chapter 1 (your Bioinformatics Text)

Be Prepared to give your presentation on 9/12!

Sept 19,

Elements of an oral presentation

Lecture 2

September 21, 26, 28

Pairwise Alignment and Data Searches:
Lecture 3

	Chapter 2
	Blast Handout
	Blast Tutorial

Assignment 4 was a take home quiz due 9/21

October 3

Lab Day

October 5

Midterm (Lectures 1-3)

Oct. 10

Midterm Grades Posted in Duck

Oct. 10, 12

Substitution Patterns and Multiple Sequence Alignments: Lecture 4

Chapter 3

Assignment 5 due10/10

Oct. 14

Last Day to Drop Without Academic Penalty

Oct. 17, 19, 24

Phylogenetics:
Lecture 5

Character and Distance Based methods of calculating phylogeny.

Chapter 4 and 5

Assignment 6 due 11/14

Oct. 26, 31 and Nov. 2

Genomics and Gene Recognition: Lecture 6

Chapter 6

Nov. 14, 16, 21 and 28

Protein and RNA prediction and Proteomics: Lecture 7

	http://www.rcsb.org/
	Chapter 7 and 8

Assignment 7 due

Thanksgiving Break No Class Nov. 22-26

Nov. 30

Catch up on Project Day.

Dec. 5, 7

Student Project Presentations

Dec 12

Final Exam 7:30 am - 9:30 am

(Cumulative--Lectures 1-8)