BIOL U793.03
genomics and beyond
course outline

Tentative Course Outline (Subject to Change):

WEEK #1

• Subject: Introduction into Systems Biology

WEEK #2

• Subject: From DNA to Proteins (Biotechnology Chapter 2)
• Project: Overview of projects will be provided; Grading rubric will be provided for the project

WEEK #3

• Subject: Genomics and Beyond (Biotechnology Chapter 9)
• Project: Projects will be assigned

WEEK #4

• Subject: Introduction to databases (NCBI; JGI; PEP Est; other databases as needed)
• Project: Annotation practice

WEEK #5

• Subject: Metabolic Pathways - Primary Metabolism
• Project: Annotation practice

WEEK #6

• Subject: Metabolic Pathways - Secondary Metabolism
• Project: Annotation practice

WEEK #7

• Subject: Transcriptomics - Concepts and Tools

WEEK #8

• Subject: Regulatory networks - Sensing and Signal transduction
• Project: Draft version of presentation due

WEEK #9

• Subject: Omics technologies

WEEK #10

• Subject: Omics technologies

WEEK #11

• Subject: Examples for Systems Biology - Cancer
• Project: Annotation practice; Final version of presentation due

WEEK #12

• Subject: Student Presentations
• Project: Oral presentation

WEEK #13

• Subject: Student Presentations
• Project: Oral presentation

WEEK #14

• Subject: Student presentations
• Project: Oral presentation

WEEK #15

• Subject: Final