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Importance Notice for All Biotechnology Majors:
Please be aware of grade requirements as prerequisites for core biotechnology courses:
- Molecular Genetics (11:126:481; offered fall semester only). Prerequisite: grade of C or better in Genetics 01:447:380 (offered in fall, spring and summer semesters)
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory (11:126:482; offered spring semester only). Prerequisite: grade of C or better in Molecular Genetics (11:126:481); additional prerequisite: General Microbiology 11:680:390 (offered in fall, spring, and summer)
- Methods in Recombinant DNA Technology (11:126:427; offered fall semester only). Prerequisite: grade of C or better in Molecular Genetics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory
Based on past experience, students doing poorly in prerequisite courses are not capable of comprehending course material. Therefore, any student who does not meet the appropriate grade requirement(s) will be deregistered from the relevant course prior to the start of each semester.
One 80-min. lec. Offered only during Spring term.
Applications and implications of molecular biology, including ethical and social controversies.
One 55-min. lec. Offered only during Spring term.
Seminar/workshop format for incoming freshman who intend to declare the biotechnology major focusing on tools for students to do their best in college. In addition, the students will participate in a field trip to a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company to acquaint them with opportunities in the field of biotechnology.
Two 80-min. lec. Offered only in the Spring term.
Prerequisite: 01:119:101 and 01:119:102.
Foundations of forensic biology, including how DNA is used to identify criminals, exonerate the innocent, identify victims of crimes and mass casualties, establish paternity and other familial relationships, identify organisms connected to crime scenes, distinguish patented plant cultivars, and identify microbial pathogens.
One 80-min. lec. Open only to seniors in the biotechnology curriculum. Offered only during Fall term.
Development of communication skills needed by professionals in the field of biotechnology through student oral presentations and facilitated discussion. Topics include current scientific advances in biotechnology and the social impact of biotechnology.
Two 80-min. lec. Offered only during Fall term.
Prerequisite: 11:680:390; 11:680:394 or 11:126:394 or 11:126:491 or 11:680:491.
An integrated discussion of recent genetic, biochemical, and engineering approaches to microbial processing, from antibiotics, biomass, and citric acid to Zymomonas.
One 80-min. lec., one 55-min. lab preparation, one 180-min. lab. Offered only during Spring term.
Prerequisite: 01:447:380 or 11:776:305.
Principles and experimental techniques of nonsexual gene transfer in plants. Application of gene-transfer techniques in crop improvement and research in gene expression.
Two 80.-min lec. Offered Fall semester of odd-numbered years.
Prerequisites: 01:119:101-102; organic chemistry.
Biology of viruses and approaches to control through antivirals and genetic engineering. Genome organization, gene expression, replication, movement, and transmission across kingdoms.
Two 80.-min lec. Offered Spring semester of odd-numbered years.
Prerequisites: 01:447:390; one term of biochemistry.
Survey of the applications of biotechnology, emphasizing the pharmaceutical industry and the operation of fermentation systems. Case studies of downstream separation and purification protocols employed on an industrial scale.
Two 80.-min lec. Offered Spring semester of even-numbered years.
Prerequisites: 01:447:380; 11:126:481 or 11:115:404 or 01:694:408.
Fundamental and applied aspects of plant molecular biology: structure, expression, and isolation of plant nuclear genes; molecular biology of plant development, plant organelles, and plant-microbe interactions; and plant biotechnology.
One 80-min. class. Offered in Spring term.
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. The goals of this course are to provide students with information, guidance and resources for career choices after college.
One 80-min. lec., one 55-min. rec., one 300-min. lab. Offered only in the Fall term.
Prerequisites: 01:447:380 and completion of 11:126:481 and 11:126:482 (with grades of C or better).
Introduction to techniques and experimental approaches used in eukaryotic molecular biology.
Two 80.-min lec. Offered only in the Fall term.
Prerequisites: 01:447:380 (with a grade of C or better) and Organic Chemistry.
Principles of genetics at the molecular level, including the chemical nature of hereditary material. The genetic code, regulatory mechanisms, the molecular basis of mutation, DNA replication and recombination.
One 240-min. lab., one 80-min. lab., one 55-min. lec. Offered only in the Spring term.
Prerequisite: Completion of 11:126:481 and 01:447:390 with grades of C or better.
Biochemical and molecular aspects of gene function and gene recombination.
Prerequisites: 11:115:403-404 or 11:126:481 or 11:126:427.
Computer analysis of nucleotide sequences: assembly; restriction analysis; gene location and identification; protein sequence analysis and structure prediction; database searching; sequence alignments; and phylogenetic analysis.
Two 80-min. lec. Offered only in the Fall term.
Prerequisites: 11:126:483 or permission of instructor
Upper-level undergraduate course in basic UNIX, perl and R scripting designed to address biological questions
One 80-min. lec., 4.5 hr. lab. Offered in the Fall term in odd-numbered years.
Prerequisites: 01:447:390 and 11:126:394 or 11:680:394.
Hands on training in the use of analytical instrumentation in microbiological research and applications, including biotransformations and fermentations, biodegradation, and identification of bacteria and fungi.
Prerequisites: Permission of Biotechnology Undergraduate Program Director and faculty adviser.
Independent research projects in biotechnology under the guidance of a faculty member.
Prerequisites: Permission of Biotechnology Undergraduate Program Director and faculty advisor.
Independent research projects in biotechnology under the guidance of a faculty member.