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  • 1.00 Credits

    Introduces techniques and strategies involved in the study of physiological and metabolic phenomena in microbes. Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in, or prior completion of MOLB 4460 or equivalent. Dual listed with MOLB 4480.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prepares students to use existing internet resources as research tools in biology without the need to write or install software. Topics include literature searching, multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree construction, primer design, protein homology modeling, and the use of model organism databases. Dual listed with MOLB 4485. Prerequisites: MOLB 3000 and 3610 or 4610 or LIFE 3600.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Provides theoretical background and hands-on experience in biochemical, spectroscopy, DNA microarray, and bioinformatics techniques used to study bacterial physiology. Will measure and analyze changes in physiological parameters as well as changes in patterns of gene expression in rhoderbacter sphaeroides in response to environmental conditions. Dual listed with MOLB 4490. Prerequisites: MOLB 4460/5460 or MICR 3000 and MOLB 4610/5610 (the latter may be concurrent).
  • 3.00 Credits

    Topics will range from classic algorithms in bioinformatics like multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic tree construction to problems of functional analysis, including computational genomics, gene expression, protein structure, and systems biology analyses. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Dual listed with MOLB4495.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prokaryotic and eukaryotic viruses as infectious agents and models for modern molecular biology. Examines concepts and principles of pathogenesis, host response and the regulation of virus-host interactions. Genome organization, structure and replication will be examined within the context of the co-evolution of virus and host. Dual listed with MOLB 4510. Prerequisites: MOLB 3610 or 4600 and 4610.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Laboratory research rotations for first year Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences (MCLS) students in the doctoral program. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences (MCLS) program.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Introduction for students in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences program to graduate school and research. Exposes students to diverse faculty research programs and elements fundamental to successful graduate and scientific careers, including scientific publishing, grants, careers, intellectual property, and ethical expectations. S/U only. Normally offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences doctoral program.
  • 4.00 Credits

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  • 4.00 Credits

    Introduces the diversity and ecology of soil microbes through an integrated lecture and laboratory course. Emphasis on molecular approaches to analyzing microbial diversity and evolution, and student-directed experimental design. Provides a continuum of realistic research experiences in molecular microbial ecology, from field work to evolutionary analysis of DNA sequence data. Cross listed with MOLB/MICR/SOIL 4540. Dual listed with SOIL/ECOL 5540. Prerequisites: MOLB 2210.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The first semester of a comprehensive two-semester course for biochemistry majors and all biological and physical science majors. Students wishing to acquire laboratory experience in biochemistry should enroll in MOLB 3980 or MOLB 4120, or 4210. Prerequisite: Course in organic chemistry. Dual listed with MOLB 4600.