BME 5030: Introduction to Molecular Biology for Engineers

Class Schedule, Winter 2000

Tues, Thurs 3:30 - 5:00 PM, 2220 Bioengineering (Seminar Room)

DAY

DATE

TOPIC

CHAPTER

INSTRUCT

T

1-11

COURSE INTRODUCTION.

VIDEO ON GENES.

 

JMC

TH

1-13

OVERVIEW OF BIOTECHNOLOGY.

BASIC GENETICS

3

JMC

T

1-18

CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

3-VANDER

JMC

TH

1-20

CHEMICALS IN THE CELL

2-VANDER

JMC

T

1-25

CLASS TO DISCUSS 1/11/99 ISSUE OF TIME

TIME MAG

CLASS

TH

1-27

CLASS DISCUSSION CONTINUED

TIME MAG

CLASS

T

2-1

DNA, DNA REPLICATION
Click for chapters 4, 5, 6 Keywords

4, 5

JMC

TH

2-3

DNA TO RNA

6

JMC

T

2-8

RNA TO PROTEIN

7

JMC

TH

2-10

CLOSED BOOK EXAM - MULTIPLE CHOICE AND SHORT ANSWER
Click for Sample Exam 1
Click for (Clark & Russel) Chapter 3 Trial Questions

COVERS

1/13 - 2/8

 

T

2-15

DNA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

9

PHW

TH

2-17

PCR AND OTHER TECHNIQUES

16, 17

PHW

T

2-22

LAB VISIT - DR. WOOLEY'S LAB

 

PHW

TH

2-24

SEQUENCING DNA

23

JMC

T

2-29

VIRUSES, PLASMIDS. VIDEO ON VIRUSES.

19

JMC

TH

3-2

MEDLINE INSTRUCTION

 

McMinn

T

3-7

PRODUCTS FROM BIOTECHNOLOGY

10

TBA

TH

3-9

FORENSIC MEDICINE

18

TBA

T

3-13

SPRING BREAK

 

TBA

TH

3-16

SPRING BREAK

 

TBA

T

3-21

GENETICS

11

TBA

TH

3-23

MUTATIONS

12

TBA

T

3-28

INHERITED DISEASES

13

TBA

TH

3-30

YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

22

PHW

T

4-4

VISIT TO KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE

14

TBA

TH

4-6

TAKE HOME EXAM-ESSAY TYPE. DUE BACK AT BEGINNING OF CLASS ON 4/13/99. OldTest# 2: for practice only!!

COVERS

2/15 - 4/4

 

T

4-11

NO CLASS - WORK ON EXAM & PROJECTS

 

 

TH

4-13

STUDENT ORAL REPORTS

 

 

T

4-18

STUDENT ORAL REPORTS

 

 

TH

4-20

STUDENT ORAL REPORTS

 

 

TH

4-27

FINAL WRITTEN REPORT DUE Click here for final grade

 

 

INSTRUCTORS: JMC = JOHN M. CAVANAUGH, PHW = PAUL H. WOOLEY, TBA = TO BE ANNOUNCED

TEXT: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MADE SIMPLE AND FUN BY C.P. CLARK AND L.D. RUSSELL.

 

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