Section Info: BIOL-321GE-01

Course Title: Conference Course: 'Genomics and Bioinformatics'
Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024
Term: Fall Semester 2024
Description: In this course we will examine the structure of genomes and how they evolve, and explore methodologies that rely on genomic and transcriptomic sequencing data. Through in-class discussions we will dive into a number of topics that can be evaluated by sequence analysis such as large-scale mutations in genome structure that impact trait evolution (e.g., gene/genome duplications), the effects of environment on trait expression, identifying genomic loci associated with adaptation, potential environmental impacts of microbial community makeup, and personal genomics. For each topic, we will discuss why genomic and transcriptomic sequencing data are useful and how the data are analyzed. In lab we will gain familiarity with molecular wet-lab techniques and basic bioinformatic skills to conduct selected genomic and transcriptomic analyses.
Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , TP - Topics Course
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Chloe Drummond             cdrummond@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024   Lecture   Tuesday and Thursday   09:00AM - 10:15AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: 8 credits at the 200 level in Biological Sciences. Take previously   Required  
Coreq: BIOL-321GEL. Take concurrently   Required  

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
DATA0003   DATA-SE: Data Science Elective Course   This course is an elective option for the Data Science major.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 24     Enrollment: 23     Available: 0     Waitlist: 3
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.