BIO 410 FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Emerging fields in molecular biology. Topics and techniques include stem cells, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, pharmacogenomics, molecular modeling, animal model systems for drug discovery including mouse knock-ins and knock-outs, micro-arrays, and designer drugs/population studies. Discussions on academic versus industrial approaches to science as well as ethical and societal implications of covered topics.

Credits

4

Notes

Three lectures, no laboratory. This course is taught by adjunct members of the faculty employed by Pfizer, Inc.

Prerequisite

BIO 106, BIO 208, and CHM 223; and either BIO 303 or BIO 309; or permission of the instructor.

Enrollment Limit

Enrollment limited to 20 students.