HSCI4730 MOLECULAR AND MICROBIAL GENETICS

Instructors: Bert Lampson and LarainePowers

Text: Microbial Genetics by Maloy, Cronan, and Friefelder

Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:15-3:35
 
 


Fall  Schedule

Aug 26 Introduction
Aug 28 Essentials of Genetics Ch 1
Sept 2 Nucleic Acids Ch 2
Sept 4 Proteins Ch 3
Sept 9 Bacteria Ch 4
Sept 11 Gene Expression Ch 6
Sept 16 Exam 1
Sept 18 DNA Replication Ch 8
Sept 23 Phage Biology Ch 5
Sept 25 T4 Biology Ch 15
Sept 30 Plasmids / Conjugation Ch 11, 14
Oct 2 Transformation Ch 13
Oct 7 Debate 1: Stem Cells
Oct 9  Exam 2
Oct 14 Fall Break
Oct 16 Recombination Ch 1, 9
Oct 21 DNA Damage and Repair Ch 9
Oct 23 DNA Damage and Repair Ch 9
Oct 28 Mutagenesis, Mutations, and Mutants Ch 10
Oct 30 Mutagenesis, Mutations, and Mutants Ch 10
Nov 4 Debate 2 
Nov 6  Regulation of Gene Expression   Ch 7
Nov 11 Exam 3
Nov 13 Regulation of Gene Expression Ch 7
Nov 18 Transposable Elements Ch 12
Nov 20 Transposable Elements Ch 12
Nov 25 Genetic Engineering Ch 20, 21
Nov 27 Thanksgiving
Dec 2 Genetic Engineering Ch 20,21
Dec 4 Microbial Genomes, Makeup exams
Dec 9 10:30 -12:30  Exam 4