Biology
596 Lecture Schedule, Spring 2005
|
Class Meeting |
Day |
Month |
Date |
Instructor |
Topic |
Chapter |
Pages |
|
1 |
Tues. |
Jan. |
25 |
BZ |
Introduction - Genomics |
9 |
294-303; 381-387 |
|
2 |
Thurs. |
Jan. |
27 |
BZ |
Mobile Elements |
10 |
415-424 |
|
3 |
Fri. |
Jan. |
28 |
BZ |
Chromatin Structure |
10 |
424-437 |
|
4 |
Tues. |
Feb. |
1 |
BZ |
Eukaryotic Transcriptional
regulation Review Ch. 11: pp 454-468 |
15 |
621-635 |
|
5 |
Thurs. |
Feb. |
3 |
BZ |
Paper 1 P element screen Quiz |
|
|
|
6 |
Fri. |
Feb. |
4 |
BZ |
Eukaryotic Transcriptional
regulation |
15 |
621-635 |
|
7 |
Tues. |
Feb. |
8 |
BZ |
Paper 2 - Transcriptional
regulation Quiz |
|
|
|
8 |
Thurs. |
Feb. |
10 |
BZ |
Histone Acetylation Deacetylation |
11 |
471-476 |
|
9 |
Fri. |
Feb. |
11 |
BZ |
Comparative Genomics |
|
|
|
10 |
Tues. |
Feb. |
15 |
BZ |
Gene Silencing |
9 |
393 |
|
11 |
Thurs. |
Feb. |
17 |
BZ |
Paper 3 - Gene
Silencing paper Quiz |
|
|
|
12 |
Fri. |
Feb. |
18 |
BZ |
Experimental design – transcriptional
regulation |
|
|
|
13 |
Tues. |
Feb. |
22 |
BZ |
Homologous Recombination
and transgenic animals |
9 |
387-392 |
|
14 |
Thurs. |
Feb. |
24 |
BZ |
Exam I - |
|
|
|
15 |
Fri. |
Feb. |
25 |
SB |
Actin filaments &
binding proteins |
19 |
779-784 |
|
16 |
Tues. |
Mar. |
1 |
SB |
Actin based movement |
19 |
784-791 |
|
17 |
Thurs. |
Mar. |
3 |
SB |
Myosin structure and
function Actin-myosin in nonmuscle cells |
19 3 19 |
791-796 81-82 800-805 |
|
18 |
Fri. |
Mar. |
4 |
SB (AC) |
Muscle, a specialized
contractile machine |
19 |
797-800 |
|
19 |
Tues. |
Mar. |
8 |
SB (AC) |
Excitable cells |
7 |
276-294 |
|
20 |
Thurs. |
Mar. |
10 |
SB |
Paper 1 - actin-myosin; Quiz on paper 1. |
|
|
|
21 |
Fri. |
Mar. |
11 |
SB |
Intermediate filaments; Exam on paper 1. |
19 |
805-813 |
|
22 |
Tues. |
Mar. |
15 |
SB |
Microtubules |
20 |
817-829 |
|
23 |
Thurs. |
Mar. |
17 |
SB |
Kinesin, dynein
and intracellular transport |
20 |
829-835 |
|
24 |
Fri. |
Mar. |
18 |
SB |
Cilia and flagella;
Mitosis and motor proteins |
20 |
835-850 |
|
25 |
Tues. |
Mar. |
22 |
SB |
Paper 2 - Cytoskeleton; Quiz on paper 2 |
|
|
|
26 |
Thurs. |
Mar. |
24 |
SB |
Cell-cell and cell-matrix
adhesion; Exam on paper 2 |
6 |
197-209 |
|
27 |
Fri. |
Mar. |
25 |
SB |
Components of the
extracellular matrix |
6 |
209-235 |
|
28 |
Tues. |
April |
5 |
SB |
Paper 3 - Extracellular
matrix Quiz on paper 3 |
|
|
|
29 |
Thurs. |
April |
7 |
SB |
Exam II |
|
|
|
30 |
Fri. |
April |
8 |
CT |
Signal Transduction |
20 |
848-856, 862, 865-884,
888-890, 894-896, 902-905 |
|
31 |
Tues. |
April |
12 |
CT |
Signal Transduction |
|
|
|
32 |
Thurs. |
April |
14 |
CT |
Signal Transduction |
|
|
|
33 |
Fri. |
April |
15 |
CT |
Signal Transduction |
|
|
|
34 |
Tues. |
April |
19 |
CT |
Signal Transduction |
|
|
|
35 |
Thurs. |
April |
21 |
CT |
Research paper on Signal
Transduction |
|
|
|
36 |
Fri. |
April |
22 |
CT |
Cell Cycle |
13 |
495-498, 500-511, 513,
519-520, 522-533 |
|
37 |
Tues. |
April |
26 |
CT |
Cell Cycle |
|
|
|
38 |
Thurs. |
April |
28 |
CT |
Cell Cycle |
|
|
|
39 |
Fri. |
April |
29 |
CT |
Cell Cycle |
|
|
|
40 |
Tues. |
May |
3 |
CT |
Research Paper on Cell
Cycle |
|
|
|
41 |
Thurs. |
May |
5 |
CT |
Cancer |
24 |
1054-1063 |
|
42 |
Fri. |
May |
7 |
CT |
Cancer |
|
|
|
43 |
Tues. |
May |
10 |
CT |
Cancer |
|
|
|
44 |
Tues. |
May |
17 |
CT |
Exam III |
|
|
Make-up
Policy: Only exceptional circumstances or a medical condition accompanied by a
doctor's excuse will be accepted for a make-up exam.
Plagiarism
in any form will not be tolerated. No credit will be given for plagiarized work
and students who plagiarize will be reported to the Judicial Procedures Office.
If you are unclear of the definition of plagiarism, see an instructor or the
University Catalog.
Cheating: Cheating will not be tolerated. Students who cheat will be
reported to the Judicial Procedures Office.
Note:
Lecture material for the third section of the course is subject to change.