BI 525 - Molecular Biology

5 credits
Surveys current topics in modern molecular biology and biotechnology, including gene expression and regulation, protein interaction, genomics, and signal transduction. Emphasizes laboratory experience, including PCR-based techniques, cloning and sequencing of genes, mutation characterization, and interpretation of sequence data using bioinformatics databases and tools. Students will apply various techniques to selected independent research projects. Two lectures and two 3-hour laboratories. Research-intensive course that may be used to satisfy the Biology Capstone requirement. Graded (A-F) only. Must be eligiable to take Graduate coursework. Prerequisite(s): BI 341; CH 331 or CH 334 . Corequisite(s): BI 525L.