Biochemistry 201

Advanced Molecular Biology

Winter 2000

Syllabus

Biochem 201 will meet in Munzer three times per week for 90 minutes (MWF from 10:00 to 11:30) except for January 12th and February 9th when we will meet in Fairchild. The lectures will cover the topics listed below. There will seven literature review sessions held on Fridays. The final exam will be held in Fairchild Auditorium on Monday March 13th from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

Date

Topics

Lecturer

Jan 5

DNA Structure

D. Brutlag

Jan 7

DNA Topology & DNA Topoisomerases

D. Brutlag

Jan 10

Chromatin Structure & Remodeling

D. Brutlag

Jan 12

Protein Structure (we meet in Fairchild)

D. Brutlag

Jan 14

Literature Review on Chromatin Remodeling

Jan 17

Martin Luther King Day

Jan 19

Mechanisms of DNA Synthesis

D. Brutlag

Jan 21

Mechanisms of DNA Replication

D. Brutlag

Jan 24

DNA Repair

G. Chu

Jan 26

DNA Repair

G. Chu

Jan 28

Literature Review on DNA Repair

Jan 31

Bacterial Transcription

R. Davis

Feb 2

Bacterial Transcription & Regulation

R. Davis

Feb 4

Literature Review on Transcription

Feb 7

Eukaryotic Transcription

R. Kornberg

Feb 9

Transcriptional Activation

(we meet in Biochem Library B402)

R. Kornberg

Feb 11

Literature Review on Eukaryotic Transcription Factors

Feb 14

RNA structure and function

D. Hershlag

Feb 16

RNA processing

D. Hershlag

Feb 18

Literature review on RNA structure, catalysis, and processing

Feb 21

Presidents Day

Feb 23

Eukaryotic Translation

P. Sarnow

Feb 25

Regulation of Translation

P. Sarnow

Feb 28

Genomics

R. Davis

Mar 1

Functional Genomics

R. Davis

Mar 3

Literature Review on Gene Expression

Mar 6

Bioinformatics: Function from Sequence

D. Brutlag

Mar 8

Bioinformatics : Structure from Sequence

(We meet in Biochem library B402)

D. Brutlag

Mar 10

Course Review for Final Exam Munzer

TAs

Mar 13

Final Exam Fairchild Auditorium 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM