| Date | Topic | Link | |
| 8-30 | Introduction | Introduction 8_31_PDF(PDF) | |
| 9-4 | Review of genetics | 9-4-2018 Review of genetics | |
| 9-7 | Cloning methods | 9-6-2018 Cloning methods Cloning method Handout |
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| 9-11 | PCR | 9-11-2018 PCR Class 3 handout-PCR |
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| 9-13 | PCR diagnoses human diseases | PCR paper handout (1) PCR paper handout (2) | |
| 9-18 | DNA libraries and DNA sequencing | 9-18-2018 DNA libraries | |
| 9-20 | Workshop: genetic causes of human diseases | ||
| 9-25 | Finding similar sequences using local alignment and determining global sequence relatedness using multiple sequence alignment | Blast_Handout 9-25-18 BLAST and CLUSTALW |
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| 9-27 | Analysis of gene expression | 9-27-18 analyzing gene expression | |
| 10-2 | No class | ||
| 10-4 | Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) | 10-4-18 activity with answers 10-4-2018 10 minute writing assignment |
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| 10-9 | Identifying journal articles using web resources | ||
| 10-11 | Online: identifying journal articles for writing project | Finding term paper references | |
| 10-16 | Writing project: discussion of effective writing strategies | Class 12 Effective writing presentation In class activity: Topical grids |
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| 10-18 | Manipulating genes to improve protein expression | Class 13 Engineering proteins | |
| 10-23 | Workshop: engineering orthogonal regulated promoters for use in synthetic biology | 10-23-18 activity with answers 10-23-18 10 minute writing assignment TALEN structures |
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| 10-25 | Student presentations of outlines | ||
| 10-30 | Genomic analysis and “next-generation” DNA sequencing | Class 15 Genome sequencing | |
| 11-1 | Workshop: Whole-exome sequencing to identify disease genes | 11-1-18 activity with answers 11-1-2018 10 minute writing assignment |
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| 11-6 | Midterm exam | ||
| 11-8 | Analysis of variation | Class 17 Analysis of variation | |
| 11-13 | Peer review | ||
| 11-15 | No class | ||
| 11-20 | Workshop: transcriptomics & proteomics | Class 18 Transcriptomics & proteomics 11-20-18 activity with answers |
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| 11-22 | Thanksgiving | ||
| 11-27 | Workshop: RNA-seq | Class 19 RNAseq 11-27-18 activity with answers |
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| 11-29 | Workshop: Epigenetic | Class 20 Epigenetics of methylation 11-29-18 activity with answers |
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| 12-4 | Transgenics & modified organisms | Class 21 Transgenics | |
| 12-6 | Workshop: Methods of introducing CRISPR-Cas9 modification systems | Class 22 CRISPR-Cas9 genome engineering 12-6-18 activity with answers |
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| 12-11 | No activity | ||
| 12-13 | Final Exam | BIOL 426 final 2018 answered |