Discovering Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics - by A. Malcolm Campbell and Laurie J. Heyer. (ISBN 0-8053-4722-4; jointly published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press and Benjamin Cummings: September, 2002)
| Dates | Day | Chapter | Read Before Class | Discovery Questions |
| Aug 21 | M | Intro.; email your thoughts | N. A. | |
| Aug 23 | W | 1.1: What's wrong with my child? | ix - xiii & 1 - 9 |
8, 10, 12, 13, 14 + (MM 1 & 2) |
| Aug 25 | F | 1.2: What's wrong with my child? | 9 - 20 | 17, 19, 20, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32 |
| Aug 28 | M | 1.2: What's wrong with my child? | 20 - 29 | 35,36,38,39,40,42,45,46 |
| Aug 30 | W | 2.1: How are genomes sequenced? | 34 - 45 | 5,8,9,(MM2.1:1,2,3),(MM2.2:1,2),12,15 |
| Sep 1 | F | 2.1: cont. |
45 - 59 |
(MM2.3:2,3),20,22,28,30,33,38 |
| first draft |
M |
Pilot Web Page | Put it online | Due Monday Sep 4, 11:30 am |
| Sep 4 | M | 2.2: What have we learned from unicelluar genomes? | 59 - 74 | 40,42,48,51,52,56,58,(MM2.4:1),64 |
| Sep 6 | W | 2.3: What have we learned from multicelluar genomes? | 90 - 109 | 82,87,88,(MM2.5:2),94,96 |
Sep
8 |
F |
3.1: Comparative Genomics | 114 - 123 | 4,5,6,8,14 |
| Sep 11 | M | 3.2: Evolution of Genomes | 126 - 138 | 21,23,24,29,32,34,35 |
| revised page |
W
|
First Web Page | Trait and Gene | Due Wed Sep 14, 2:00 pm |
| Sep 13 | W | 3.2 Human Evolution | 138 - 145 | 38,39,41,42,43 |
| Sep 15 | F | 3.3: Genomic Identifications | 145 - 155 | 46,47,50,53,55,56 |
| Sep 18 | M | 3.3: Genomic Identifications | 155 - 162 | 58,59,61,62,64,65,67 |
| Sep 20 | W | 3.4: Biomedical Genome Research | 162 - 172 | 69,72,73,75,80,81 |
| Sep 22 | F | Buffer For First Exam | ||
| Sep 22 | F |
1st
Exam |
|
DUE Wed Sept. 27; 11:30
am |
| Sept 25 | M | 4.1: What drives environmental diversity? | 178 - 186 | No DQ's |
| Sep 27 | W |
EXAM
RECOVERY |
Turn In Exam |
|
| Sep 29 | F | 4.2: What are SNPs? | 186 - 198 | 8,10,11,17,18,28,32,37,39 |
| Oct 2 | M | 4.3: Is death a genetically determined trait? | 198 - 203 | 40,42,43 |
| Oct 4 | W | 4.4: What are the ethical implications? | 203 - 214 | 48,52,(MM4.4:1,2),57,63,69 |
YFYG |
F
|
Your Favorite Yeast Genes |
one annotated & one not annotated |
Due Fri. Oct 6, 5:00 pm |
| Oct 6 | F | 5: Why can't I lose weight? | 219 - 231 | 2,9,14,20,22,27 |
| Oct 9 | M | Fall Break |
ZZZZZZZ |
No Class |
| Oct 11 | W | 6.1: What are DNA microarrays? | 234 - 245 | 4,6,7,(MM6.3:2,3),9,10,11,12 |
| Oct 13 |
F | 6.1: Can chips reveal regulatory sequences? | 245 - 254 | 17-21,25,26,31,34,35,44 |
| Oct 16 | M | 6.2: Any alternative uses of chips? | 254 - 261 | 45,51,54,55,56,61,66,74,76,77 |
| Oct 18 | W | 7.1: Can microarrays diagnose cancer? |
264 - 269 |
2,4,6,10,1215,19,20,23,24,26 |
| YFYE |
F |
Your Favorite
Yeast Expression |
one annotated & one not annotated |
Due Friday Oct 20, 2:00 pm |
| Oct 20 |
F | 7.2: Are genomes stable? | 270 - 276 | 31,32,34,35,36,41,42,45,46, |
| Oct 23 | M | 7.2: Can microarrays analyze our health? | 276 - 282 | 53,54,56,58,62,63,67,69,72,77,79,80 |
| Oct 25 | W | Buffer for Second Exam | ||
| Oct 25 | W | 2nd Exam |
DUE Mon. Oct. 30; 11:30
am |
|
| Oct 27 | F | No Class - Exam Time |
Presenting out of town | |
| Oct 30 | M | EXAM RECOVERY |
Turn In Exam |
|
| Nov 1 | W | 8.1: What do all these proteins do? | 286 - 295 | 2,4,9,10,12,13,18,20,23,24,25 |
| Nov 3 | F |
8.2:
Does a protein's shape reveal its function?
|
295 - 299 | 27,29,30,32 |
| Nov 6 | M | 8.3: Which proteins interact with each other? | 299 - 307 | 33,36,38,40,44 |
| Nov 8 | W | 8.4: How do we measure and ID proteins? | 307-19 + 323-25 | 47,48,(MM8.3:2),51,52,54,55,56,65,66 |
| Nov 10 | F | 9: Why can't we cure more people? | 331 - 340 | 7,9,10,14,(MM9.1:1,2),18,19,22,23 |
| Nov 13 | M | 10.1: Are genes hardwired? | 342 - 355 | 3,5,8,9,10,12 |
| Nov 15 | W | 10.1: What controls amount, location and timing? | 355 - 366 | 15,16,24,(MM10.1:1,3),25 |
| YFYP |
F |
Your Favorite Yeast Protein |
one annotated & one not annotated |
Due Friday Nov 17, 2:00 pm |
| Nov 17 | F | 11.1: How do genes regulate each other? | 370 - 378 | 1,2,3,5,6,7,8 |
| Nov 20 | M | 11.1: How are memories formed? | 378 - 391 | 9,13,14,17,19,21,25-27 |
| Nov 22 |
W | Thanksgiving |
Eat |
No Class |
| Nov 24 |
F | Thanksgiving |
Sleep |
No Class |
| Nov 27 |
M | 11.1: Can we learn about cancer through circuits? | 391 - 394 | 30,31,32,33 |
| Nov 29 | W | 11.2: Synthetic Biology | 394 - 400 | 34,35,37,39,41,42,43 |
| Dec 1 | F | 11.2: Synthetic cont. | 400 - 407 | 44,48,52,53,55,57,58b&c |
| Dec 4 | M | 12: Can systems biology reveal new properties? | 410 - 419 | 1,2,4,5,6,9 |
| Dec 6 | W | Course Evaluation Fellowships |
done! |
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