Timeroom: Spring 2024

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 713 (01) - Microbial Ecology and Evolution

Microbial Ecology & Evolution

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 22
CRN: 54850

Evolutionary and ecological forces that generate the tremendous diversity of microbial life on Earth with emphasis on viruses, archaea and bacteria. Functional roles of microorganisms, their population dynamics and interactions, and their mechanisms of evolutionary change in a variety of environmental settings, including natural communities and laboratory microcosms.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): GEN 604 and BMS 503 and BMS 504

Equivalent(s): MICR 713

Cross listed with : GEN 813.01

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman, Sophomore

Only listed majors in section: BCHMMOLCELBIO, BMS:MEDMICRO, BMS:MEDVETSCI, GENETICS

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Anna O'Brien

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	DEM 251
Final Exam	5/10/2024	5/10/2024	F	3:30pm - 5:30pm	DEM 251

Manchester Coll of Professional Studies :: Genetics

GEN 714 (M1) - Personal Genomics

Personal Genomics

Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous

Can be taken by students who are remote.

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 40
CRN: 54077

Analysis and implications of personal genomic data is the focus of this course. Students understand and appreciate all aspects of the availability of personal genomic information and tools including scientific, medical, social, ethical and legal issues. Students have the opportunity to analyze their own individual genome to one of the publicly available genomes to learn about all various aspects of this emerging field. The course will be an entirely online format.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): GEN 604

Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Instructors: Sarah Prescott

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Additional Course Details:

This 700-level advanced course is appropriate for those of senior status (or advanced juniors).

This course is open to students from both campuses who have met the prerequisites. This lecture course runs in an asynchronous format. There are no online meetings; instead, modules are completed with assignments due weekly. You will need a reliable internet connection for this course and the ability to navigate various online websites and animations successfully. A laptop or desktop computer is needed to complete the asynchronous work in this class.

Photo Credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI.

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Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 715 (01) - Molecular Evolution

Molecular Evolution

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 56561

Rates and patterns of evolutionary change in biomolecules. Forces affecting the size and structure of genomes. Molecular mechanisms of organismal evolution. Emphasizes integrating evidence from biochemistry, molecular genetics and organismal studies. Methods for reconstructing phylogeny from molecular sequences. Some knowledge of statistics recommended. Computer Lab.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): GEN 604

Equivalent(s): ZOOL 715

Cross listed with : GEN 815.01

Instructors: David Plachetzki

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	RUDMAN G89
Final Exam	5/14/2024	5/14/2024	T	1:00pm - 3:00pm	RUDMAN G89

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 771 (01) - Molecular Genetics

Molecular Genetics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 60
CRN: 52676

Structure, organization, replication, dynamics, and expression of genetic information in eukaryotes. Focus on molecular genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of gene expression and its control; molecular genetic control of cell division and differentiation during development.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Prerequisite(s): GEN 604

Cross listed with : GEN 871.01

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Instructors: John Collins

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	MUB TH1
Final Exam	5/14/2024	5/14/2024	T	8:00am - 10:00am	MUB TH1

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 795 (01) - Investigations in Genetics

Investigations in Genetics

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 50877

Advanced research or scholarly projects developed and conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Provides the opportunity to apply advanced knowledge and techniques of the major to a specific problem or question.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.

Equivalent(s): GEN 795W

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 795W (01) - Investigations in Genetics

Investigations in Genetics

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 51192

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.

Equivalent(s): GEN 795

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 799 (01) - Senior Thesis

Senior Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 51063

Independent research project under the direction of a faculty sponsor for seniors in genetics. Final product is a written thesis. One or two semesters.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Only listed majors in section: GEN:GENOMICS, GENETICS

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 799H (01) - Honors Senior Thesis

Honors Senior Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 51213

Independent research project under the direction of a faculty sponsor for seniors in genetics and in the Honors Program. Final product is a written thesis. One or two semesters.

Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Only listed majors in section: GEN:GENOMICS, GENETICS

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Honors course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 804 (01) - Genetics of Prokaryotic Microbes

Genetics Prokaryotic Microbes

Credits: 5.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 53101
Special Fees: $90.00

Maintenance, exchange, and expression of genetic material in bacteria and their viruses. Historical overview of the role microbial genetics played in development of modern molecular biology. Contemporary perspective on methods used to understand the function of genes and their applications to basic science, biomedical research, and biotechnology. Introductory microbiology and microbiology lab AND one semester genetics recommended. Lab.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): MICR 804

Cross listed with : GEN 704.01

Instructors: Cheryl Whistler

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	11:10am - 12:00pm	RUDMAN G89
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	W	1:10pm - 5:00pm	RUDMAN G40
Final Exam	5/10/2024	5/10/2024	F	10:30am - 12:30pm	RUDMAN G89

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Genetics

GEN 806 (01) - Human Genetics

Human Genetics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 50465

Genetic basis of human traits and diseases including both traditional methods of diagnosis and contemporary molecular genetic approaches stemming from the human genome project. Case studies exemplify common practices in human genetic counseling and integrate the scientific basis of diagnosis with the special ethical implications of human genetic analysis. One semester of genetics recommended.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): ANSC 806

Cross listed with : GEN 706.01

Instructors: W. Kelley Thomas

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	NESM 125
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	1:00pm - 3:00pm	NESM 125