BIOL 4900 - Biocomputing
Tentative Course Schedule
Fall 2009
This page last updated 05/06/2010
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Week of |
Topic |
| August 18 |
Introduction (syllabus, class management,
etc) / Software downloads I
Introduction to Online DNA Databases |
| August 25 |
DNA Databases (cont'd) Restriction enzymes, primers, PCR |
| September 1 |
Restriction enzymes, primers, PCR, vectors
Presentation style, Powerpoint guidelines, description of project |
| September 7-8 | No class - Labor Day and Faculty Development Day |
| September 10 | Sequence alignments, BLAST |
| September 15 | Sequence alignments, BLAST |
| September 22 | Multiple sequence alignments |
| September 29 | Review for exam/catch up |
| October 1 | Midterm exam |
| October 6 | Phlogeny |
| October 9 | Mid-Term (Last day to withdraw without academic penalty.) |
| October 13 |
Phylogeny Proteomics databases |
| October 20 | Proteomics |
| October 27 | Proteomics |
| November 3 | Proteomics |
| November 10 | Proteomics |
| November 17 | Additional topics |
| November 24 | Additional topics |
| November 25-27 | Thanksgiving - No Class |
| December 1 |
Project presentations
|
| December 8 - 5:00 pm | Final Exam (Comprehensive) |