Course schedule
PL
S 340 Course Schedule, Fall 2002 (Modified
September
4, 2002
)
*Homework questions at the end of the chapter are
due the next class period.
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Aug. |
27 |
t |
Introduction, What Is Biotechnology? |
Chapter 1 |
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29 |
th |
Origins Of Molecular Biology |
Chapter 1, 2* |
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Sept. |
3 |
t |
DNA Structure and Replication |
Chapter 3 |
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5 |
th |
Gen e expression I |
Chapter 3 |
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10 |
t |
Gen e expression II |
Chapter 3 |
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12 |
th |
Gen e expression III |
Chapter 3* |
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17 |
t |
Genome Organization and Expression |
Chapter 4 |
Quiz 1 (20 pts) |
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19 |
th |
Gene Cloning I |
Chapter 4 |
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24 |
t |
Gene Cloning II |
Chapter 4*, 5 |
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26 |
th |
Modifying and Expressing Cloned Genes |
Chapter 6*, 7, 8 |
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Oct. |
1 |
t |
Transgenic Animals |
Chapter 19* |
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3 |
th |
Transgenic Plants |
Chapter 17*, 18 |
Quiz 2 (20 pts) |
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8 |
t |
Guest Lecture: Dr. James K. Collins, Dept of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, Univ. Arizona “Recombinant Virus Vaccines: Development of the Live Rabies Vaccine” |
Chapter 11 |
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10 |
th |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Bennett N. Cohen, Managing Director, Research Corporation Technologies, Inc., Tucson, AZ. "Plasmids, Patents and Products" |
Chapter 22, 23 |
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15 |
t |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Peter C. Ellsworth, Dept of Entomology, Univ. Arizona & Maricopa Agricultural Center TBA (Bt toxin) |
Chapter 15 |
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17 |
th |
Midterm Exam |
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22 |
t |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Rich Jorgensen, Dept of Plant Sciences, Univ. Arizona “RNA Silencing and its Applications” |
Chapter 18, 21 (pp 579-587) |
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24 |
th |
Finish discussion of Gene Expression Catch–up & Review |
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29 |
t |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Rod Wing, Dept of Plant Sciences, Univ. Arizona “Positional Cloning in Crop Plants” |
Chapter 20 |
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31 |
th |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Raina M. Maier, Dept of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Univ. Arizona “Bioremediation” |
Chapter 13 |
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Nov. |
5 |
t |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Marc Orbach, Dept of Plant Pathology, Univ. Arizona “Fungal Biotechnology” |
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7 |
th |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Robert J. Collier, Dept of Animal Sciences, Univ. of Arizona TBA (History of Posilac™) |
Chapter 22 (pp 598-599) |
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12 |
t |
Guest Lecture: Dr. Ian Jongewaard, Dept of Pediatrics, AHSC“Technological Breakthroughs in the Analysis of Gene Expression” |
Chapter 3 |
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14 |
th |
Student Presentations (Group 1) |
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Quiz 3 (30 pts) |
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19 |
t |
Student presentations (Groups 2 & 3) |
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21 |
th |
Student presentations (Groups 4 & 5 ) |
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26 |
t |
Student presentations (Groups 6 & 7) |
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28 |
th |
THANKSGIVING BREAK |
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Dec. |
3 |
t |
Student presentations (Groups 8 & 9) |
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5 |
th |
Student Presentations (Groups 10 & 11) |
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10 |
t |
Student presentations (Groups 12 & 13) |
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11 |
w |
Last day of classes |
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17 |
t |
Final Exam 2:00-4:00pm |
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