(Tentative) COURSE CALENDAR/SCHEDULE:
| Week | Date | Topics | Chapters | Lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 18, 20 | Continue on “Survey of career opportunities in Biotech” | Lab 7 continues... | |
| 2 | Jan 25, 27 | Pharmaceutical industry and how new drugs are developed, approved, and marketing | Lab 8: basic protein analysis | |
| 3 | Feb 1, 3 | Continue... | Lab 9: setting up of protein gel electrophoresis | |
| 4 | Feb 8, 10 | Survey of protein purification technologies | Continue... | |
| 5 | Feb 15, 17 | Chemical industry and how new chemicals are synthesized by microbes | Feb 15, 1st Exam | |
| 6 | Feb 22, 24 | Continue... | Lab 10: purification of protein expression from “scale-up experiment” | |
| 7 | Feb 29, Mar 2 | Environmental issues: bioremediation and use of microbes | Analysis of purified protein: SDS-PAGE, Western blot hybridization | |
| 8 | Mar 7, 9 | Continue... | Mar 9, 2nd Exam | |
| 9 | Mar 14, 16 | No class | Spring Break | |
| 10 | Mar 21, 23 | Human genome, genetic diseases, and gene therapy | Lab 11: Bioinformatics | |
| 11 | Mar 28, 30 | Bioinformatics | Continue... | |
| 12 | Apr 4, 6 | —Continue and catch up | Lab 12: PCR, RT-PCR, cDNA library construction | |
| 13 | Apr 11, 13 | Principles in generating genomic libraries and cDNA libraries | Apr 13, 3rd Exam | |
| 14 | Apr 18, 20 | Disruptive agriculture: Monsanto and GMO | Continue... | |
| 15 | Apr 25, 27 | External speakers/visiting regional biotech companies | Catch-up | |
| 16 | May 2, 4 | Student Presentation/Review | ||
| 17 | Final Exam Week | Final Exam: TBA |
*The instructor reserves the right to make changes to (delete, add, or modify) this Syllabus as the semester progresses.**Any changes will be announced in class and/or posted on Blackboard.