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Core
Courses
BIO 393 Microbial Genetics and Physiology (Fall)
This
course on microbial genomics will cover prokaryotic and lower
eukaryote genome organization; control of gene/operon/regulon
expression; chromosome replication and its control; signal
transduction; protein trafficking; organelle assembly; the cell
cycle and its control; developmental processes; cell-cell
communication; and DNA polymorphisms and adaptation. The model
organisms will include Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis,
Caulobacter crescentus, Myxococ cus xanthus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae,
Salmonella, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
BIO 395F. Genetics (Fall) Basic
principles of Mendelian and molecular genetics, and an exploration of
the genetic toolbox using examples of analytic methods and modern
manipulations. Focus on the genetic analysis of model organisms. Use
of genetic tools in dissecting complex biological pathways,
developmental processes and regulatory systems. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing. An introductory course in genetics, such as Biology 325, is
strongly recommended
BIO
395G. Biochemistry (Fall). Detailed consideration of the
structure and function of proteins, with discussion of enzyme
mechanisms and kinetics, the biochemistry of energy production, and
the metabolism of lipids and nucleotides. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing. A one-year undergraduate sequence in biochemistry, such as
Chemistry 339K and 339L, is strongly recommended.
BIO
395H. Cell Biology (Spring) Detailed consideration of
mechanisms of growth control, cell regulation, mitosis, cell
signaling, protein targeting, and the integration of these processes
in various cellular processes. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; and
Molecular Biology 395F and 395G, or consent of instructor.
BIO 395J. Molecular Biology (Spring).
Detailed consideration of prokaryotic and eukaryotic mechanisms of
DNA replication and transcription; post-transcriptional processing of
transcription products; mechanism and regulation of the translation of
messenger RNAs. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; and Molecular Biology
395F and 395G; or consent of instructor.
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