Classes
BIOL 5050/6050 Fundamentals of Biophysics
BIOL 5260/6260 Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics
BIOL 4100 Cell Biology
Introduction to cellular structure and processes, including evolution, organization, physiology, molecular biology of cells, membranes, cytoplasm, and organelles as well as energy, transport, motility, cell division, signaling, transcription, and translation.
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Textbook: The Cell, A molecular approach, 8th and 9th editions, by Geoffrey Cooper.
Student level: Junior, Senior
BIOL 4950 Senior seminar
Oral presentation and discussion of recent scientific publications from a selected area of biological sciences. One hour is required for all majors. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours. The primary goal of this course is to develop scientific literature reading skills. It teaches how to analyze and evaluate the papers. The secondary goal is developing oral presentation skills.
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Textbook: None
Student level: Senior
BIOL 5050/6050 Fundamentals of Biophysics
Introduction to use of theories and methods of physics in biology, illustrated by discussion of organism size, metabolism, and physiology, mechanisms of vision, hearing, cell cellular and molecular processes.
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Textbook: None
Student level: Junior, Senior and Graduate
BIOL 5220/6220 Introductory Molecular Genetics
Principles of gene expression including replication, transcription, and translation; structure and regulation of genes; concepts and techniques in recombinant DNA.
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Textbook: Molecular Biology Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, by Michael M. Cox, Jennifer A. Doudna and Michael O'Donnell
Student level: Junior, Senior and Graduate
BIOL 5260/6260 Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics
Molecular principles of bacterial genetics including gene structure, genetic organization, regulation of gene expression, acquisition and loss of genes leading to microbial evolution.
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Textbook: Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, 5th edition, by Jeremy W. Dale and Simon F. Park.
Student level: Junior, Senior and Graduate
BIOL 4970/7970 Milestone Discoveries in Biology
Class will start in Fall 2023. We will discuss milestone discoveries in biological sciences and how serendipity, persistent experimentation and development of key technologies shaped our understanding of biology. We will also talk about biggest blunders and dead ends of scientific research
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Textbook: None
Student level: Sophomore, Junior, Senior and Graduate
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