Term: Fall 2022Course Director: Steven ConnorDay/time: Tuesday @ 8:30amStart and End Dates: September 20 - November 01, 2022.Location: CB 120 (Mandatory course for MSc students in the areas of Molecular and Cellular Biology) Calendar Course DescriptionThe core course is designed for first-year graduate students to introduce them to theprocess of scientific inquiry and hypothesis-based research. Students will […]
This course will address principles and application of eukaryotic genetics. Possible inclusion and applications of genetics to each student's work will be discussed. Techniques such as genetic dissection, mutagenesis, genetic screens, methods for manipulating genes, chromosomal analysis, transposon and enhancer tagging, and positional cloning will be included in the lecture topics. The course will be […]
Term: Winter 2023Course Director: Gary SweeneyDay/Time: Wednesday @ 6pmLocation: CB 120Start and End Dates: February 22 - April 05, 2023 This course covers the area of molecular biology called signal transduction including the activation of cell surface receptors, the generation of secondary messengers and intracellular ionic currents. The study of signal transduction will focus primarily […]
(Core Course in Molecular and Cellular Biology) Term: Fall 2022Course Director: Peter CheungDay/Time: Friday @ 2:00pmLocation: LSB 321Start and End Dates: September 30 to November 25, 2022. This course will survey key concepts and important, recent developments in the field of nucleic acid biology. Fundamental processes in nucleic acid biology, including DNA and RNA synthesis, DNA recombination and repair, […]
Term: Winter 2023Course Director: Logan DonaldsonDay/Time: Wednesday and Friday @ 9am each dayLocation: Wednesday ACW 304 and Friday BC 230Start and End Dates: TBD Course Description: The overall theme of this course is the study of the three-dimensional structures of proteins and protein complexes. The three-dimensional structure is essential in the function of the protein. Studying protein structures reveals clues […]
This course covers the area in molecular biology called gene expression, including topics on chromatin remodelling, mechanisms of transcriptional activation/repression and activation of transcription factors by extracellular signals. Gene expression topics will focus primarily on transcription and its control. Chromatin remodelling will be discussed as it relates to differential transcription. Molecular mechanisms of transcriptional activation/repression […]