BIOL 4134 - Advanced Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics

(3 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hours 4 Credit Hours)

Prerequisites: BIOL 3134 Minimum grade: C and CHEM 1211K or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L ) Minimum Grade: C and CHEM 1212K or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L ) Minimum Grade: C.
This is a hands-on Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics (Computational Molecular Biology) course centered on learning advanced inter-disciplinary concepts and techniques in Molecular Biology. Students will learn molecular techniques used for nucleic acid studies and proteomics. Students will learn to employ bioinformatics tools to analyze nucleotide and protein sequences using gene/protein databases, genomic portals. Additionally, students will analyze gene expression and gene co-expression patterns using RNA seq and microarray data available on public data repository. Students will work on an independent specific Molecular and Bioinformatics project outside of regular class time.