Colloquium is designed to enhance faculty-student interactions in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and to inform first-year majors about the educational and research opportunities in MMG. Instructor's permission for non- majors.
Examination of current topics in Microbiology, such as antibiotic resistance, vaccinations, sexually transmitted diseases, and the human microbiome, focusing on the impact of microbes on human and animal health, the environment, agriculture, and modern culture around the world.
Overview of microbiology, emphasizing the relationships between the structure, metabolism, and genetics of microorganisms and their roles in nature and in pathogenesis. Prerequisite: One semester chemistry. Not intended for students who have completed BIOL 1400 and BIOL 1450 or equivalent.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
An introduction to basic microbiology and microbes that cause infectious diseases, with a focus on microbial structure, function, metabolism, ecology, and pathogenesis. Prerequisites: BHSC 1340, BCOR 1400, BCOR 1425, BIOL 1005 or BIOL 1400; Microbiology or Molecular Genetics major or minor or Animal Sciences, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences major.
Introduces students to programming in R, with a focus on applications in microbial and cancer genomics. Through a combination of lectures and labs, covers R syntax, data wrangling with the tidyverse, exploratory statistics, and data visualization with ggplot2. Explores discipline-specific topics, including antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene detection, microbiome composition analysis, and the exploration of transcriptional and mutational profiles in cancer datasets. Prerequisite: BCOR 2300.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Undergraduate Program Director approval. Offered at department discretion.
A course based undergraduate research experience (CURE), covering the basic principles and techniques of mammalian cell culture and molecular biology tools to perform a student-designed CRISPRi experiment. The research culminates with working group presentations and the writing of individual research manuscripts. Lab work outside of class time is routinely necessary. Prerequisites: MMG 2040 or BIOC 3007.
Bacterial genetics and the biology of bacteria at an intermediate to advanced level. Specific topics include regulation of replication, transcription, translation, post-translation, mRNA stability, secretion, signaling, and motility. Credit not awarded for both MMG 3110 and MMG 5110. Prerequisites: MMG 2010, MMG 2040, or BCOR 2300.
An in-depth analysis of eukaryotic virus-mammalian cell interactions emphasizing mechanisms by which viruses modulate gene expression in infected cells. Prerequisites: BCOR 2500 or BCOR 2505.
Presents an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the emergence, and re-emergence, of infectious diseases in a rapidly changing global environment. Historical, cultural, environmental and biological perspectives are incorporated into the analysis of emerging bacterial, viral and protozoal pathogens. Prerequisites: MMG 2010, BCOR 2500, or BCOR 2505.
Provides a broad overview of bioinformatics as applied to biomedical research. Topics include data mining, DNA sequence alignment, genetic variation, study design for high-throughput sequencing (HTS), and transcriptomics. Emphasizes a direct, hands-on experience and interacting with software, as opposed to creating software. Credit not awarded for both MMG 3310 and MMG 5310. Prerequisite: MMG 2040 or BCOR 2300.
Integrated entry into both genome science and modern genetic analysis. Students will develop skills needed to access, organize and interpret emerging genomic information. Credit not awarded for both MMG 3330 and MMG 5330. Prerequisites: BCOR 2300; BCOR 2500 or BCOR 2505.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Undergraduate Program Director approval. Pre/co-requisite: MMG 2995 or Advisor Permission. Offered at department discretion.
Required capstone course for Microbiology and Molecular Genetics majors; involves written and oral presentations by Seniors on current topics in microbiology/molecular genetics. Prerequisites: MMG 2010, MMG 2040.
Covers the topics of gene structure, expression, epigenetics and inheritance. These basics will form the foundation of discussions on functional genomics and genome engineering. Current approaches and methodologies to address scientific questions related to these topics will be emphasized. Consequently, recent reviews and primary research literature will be the main texts used in the course. Prerequisites: Understanding of basic genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry concepts is assumed.
Research for the Master's Thesis.
Required practicum for all Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Master's Students. Students will be exposed to and mentored in the fundamentals of undergraduate teaching and learning in the laboratory setting.
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