Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Department of Genetics

Lecture: T3
Tues 12:00-1:20
Waksman Auditorium
(directions)

Labs:
02: Tues 1:40-6:20
03: Wed 1:40-6:20
Waksman, Room 19

Spring 2010

Introduction • Independent Undergraduate Research • Summer Fellowships
DNA Sequence Analysis Program • Published Sequences

Summary: This course is designed to give students the theoretical background and practical experience with many of the techniques that will likely be used during an undergraduate research project.  We will also provide assistance to help students identify research labs that they may be interested in. After some initial training in several techniques used in molecular biology, students will start to work on their main research project.  The project involves sequencing random clones from a cDNA library.  The sequences derived from these experiments will be used to query a database for sequence similarity using the appropriate computer software.  When matches are found, students will then search the scientific literature for information on the genes that they have identified.   Students in the course will identify genes that have never been sequenced before and students will have the opportunity to publish their sequence on GenBank the international sequence database of the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI). For more information on the course click here