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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.250.105 (01)
Science and Film
F 12:00PM - 1:15PM, W 6:00PM - 9:00PM Screenings
DeLibero, Linda; Porter, annette; Procopio, Maria
Hodson 305
Science and Film AS.250.105 (01)
From the origins of cinema to the present, science and technology have remained the most reliably popular subjects for filmmakers and audiences alike. This course will address that enduring fascination, exploring the meanings and uses of science and technology in film through guest lectures and discussion of cinematic examples both recent and historic.
Lectures and discussion will focus on a range of questions: How does film both reflect and shape our understanding of scientific concepts and technologies, from artificial intelligence to genetic engineering? How does science fiction reveal contemporary cultural anxieties and address ethical questions? How “fictional” is the science in science fiction film, and how have science fiction films inspired science and technology? What can we learn about “real” science from the movies? In addition to exploring science through film, students will learn the tools of film analysis through lecture, close viewing, and completion of a series of short written responses. In lieu of a short written response, student may choose to work in a team to create a short (1-3 minute) video response.
Possible scientific topics: Genetics and Bioethics, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Climate Change and Public Health and Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences.
Possible films to be discussed: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Blade Runner, GATTACA, The Martian, Interstellar, WALL-E, Children of Men and more.
Attendance at weekly screenings at the Parkway Theater is required.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: F 12:00PM - 1:15PM, W 6:00PM - 9:00PM Screenings
Instructor: DeLibero, Linda; Porter, annette; Procopio, Maria
Room: Hodson 305
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/35
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.250.205 (01)
Introduction to Computing
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Damjanovic, Ana
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
COGS-COMPCG
Introduction to Computing AS.250.205 (01)
This course is useful for many disciplines not only the life sciences. It will introduce students to basic computing concepts and tools useful in many applications. Students will learn to work in the Unix environment, and write bash shells scripts.
They will learn to program using the Python programming language, including Python libraries for graphing, fitting and for numerical and statistical computing, such as NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib.
At the end of the semester, students will complete a project coupling all components of the semester together. Brief lectures followed by extensive hands-on computer laboratories with examples from many disciplines. No prerequisites. Course offered every semester.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Damjanovic, Ana
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/36
PosTag(s): COGS-COMPCG
AS.250.205 (02)
Introduction to Computing
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Damjanovic, Ana
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
COGS-COMPCG
Introduction to Computing AS.250.205 (02)
This course is useful for many disciplines not only the life sciences. It will introduce students to basic computing concepts and tools useful in many applications. Students will learn to work in the Unix environment, and write bash shells scripts.
They will learn to program using the Python programming language, including Python libraries for graphing, fitting and for numerical and statistical computing, such as NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib.
At the end of the semester, students will complete a project coupling all components of the semester together. Brief lectures followed by extensive hands-on computer laboratories with examples from many disciplines. No prerequisites. Course offered every semester.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Damjanovic, Ana
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/36
PosTag(s): COGS-COMPCG
AS.250.205 (03)
Introduction to Computing
MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Damjanovic, Ana
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
COGS-COMPCG
Introduction to Computing AS.250.205 (03)
This course is useful for many disciplines not only the life sciences. It will introduce students to basic computing concepts and tools useful in many applications. Students will learn to work in the Unix environment, and write bash shells scripts.
They will learn to program using the Python programming language, including Python libraries for graphing, fitting and for numerical and statistical computing, such as NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib.
At the end of the semester, students will complete a project coupling all components of the semester together. Brief lectures followed by extensive hands-on computer laboratories with examples from many disciplines. No prerequisites. Course offered every semester.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Damjanovic, Ana
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
Status: Open
Seats Available: 30/36
PosTag(s): COGS-COMPCG
AS.250.205 (04)
Introduction to Computing
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Procopio, Maria
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
COGS-COMPCG
Introduction to Computing AS.250.205 (04)
This course is useful for many disciplines not only the life sciences. It will introduce students to basic computing concepts and tools useful in many applications. Students will learn to work in the Unix environment, and write bash shells scripts.
They will learn to program using the Python programming language, including Python libraries for graphing, fitting and for numerical and statistical computing, such as NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib.
At the end of the semester, students will complete a project coupling all components of the semester together. Brief lectures followed by extensive hands-on computer laboratories with examples from many disciplines. No prerequisites. Course offered every semester.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Procopio, Maria
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/36
PosTag(s): COGS-COMPCG
AS.250.205 (05)
Introduction to Computing
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Procopio, Maria
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
COGS-COMPCG
Introduction to Computing AS.250.205 (05)
This course is useful for many disciplines not only the life sciences. It will introduce students to basic computing concepts and tools useful in many applications. Students will learn to work in the Unix environment, and write bash shells scripts.
They will learn to program using the Python programming language, including Python libraries for graphing, fitting and for numerical and statistical computing, such as NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib.
At the end of the semester, students will complete a project coupling all components of the semester together. Brief lectures followed by extensive hands-on computer laboratories with examples from many disciplines. No prerequisites. Course offered every semester.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Procopio, Maria
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/36
PosTag(s): COGS-COMPCG
AS.250.205 (06)
Introduction to Computing
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Procopio, Maria
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
COGS-COMPCG
Introduction to Computing AS.250.205 (06)
This course is useful for many disciplines not only the life sciences. It will introduce students to basic computing concepts and tools useful in many applications. Students will learn to work in the Unix environment, and write bash shells scripts.
They will learn to program using the Python programming language, including Python libraries for graphing, fitting and for numerical and statistical computing, such as NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib.
At the end of the semester, students will complete a project coupling all components of the semester together. Brief lectures followed by extensive hands-on computer laboratories with examples from many disciplines. No prerequisites. Course offered every semester.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Procopio, Maria
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G98
Status: Open
Seats Available: 17/36
PosTag(s): COGS-COMPCG
AS.250.253 (01)
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab
M 1:30PM - 5:30PM
Sorenson, Jaime
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
CHBE-ACBE
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab AS.250.253 (01)
This laboratory examines the relationship between genes and proteins in the context of disease and evolution. It is a research project lab in which the structural and functional consequences of mutations are determined for a model protein. Students will learn basic protein science and standard biochemical techniques and methods in protein engineering. They will perform experiments in site-directed mutagenesis, protein purification, and structural, functional and physical characterization of proteins. No prerequisites. Courses offered in Fall and Spring semesters.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Sorenson, Jaime
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
Status: Open
Seats Available: 13/24
PosTag(s): CHBE-ACBE
AS.250.253 (02)
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab
T 1:30PM - 5:30PM
Sorenson, Jaime
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
CHBE-ACBE
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab AS.250.253 (02)
This laboratory examines the relationship between genes and proteins in the context of disease and evolution. It is a research project lab in which the structural and functional consequences of mutations are determined for a model protein. Students will learn basic protein science and standard biochemical techniques and methods in protein engineering. They will perform experiments in site-directed mutagenesis, protein purification, and structural, functional and physical characterization of proteins. No prerequisites. Courses offered in Fall and Spring semesters.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Sorenson, Jaime
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/24
PosTag(s): CHBE-ACBE
AS.250.253 (05)
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab
F 1:30PM - 5:30PM
Robinson, Aaron
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
CHBE-ACBE
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab AS.250.253 (05)
This laboratory examines the relationship between genes and proteins in the context of disease and evolution. It is a research project lab in which the structural and functional consequences of mutations are determined for a model protein. Students will learn basic protein science and standard biochemical techniques and methods in protein engineering. They will perform experiments in site-directed mutagenesis, protein purification, and structural, functional and physical characterization of proteins. No prerequisites. Courses offered in Fall and Spring semesters.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Robinson, Aaron
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
Status: Open
Seats Available: 18/24
PosTag(s): CHBE-ACBE
AS.250.253 (07)
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab
T 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Robinson, Aaron
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
CHBE-ACBE
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab AS.250.253 (07)
This laboratory examines the relationship between genes and proteins in the context of disease and evolution. It is a research project lab in which the structural and functional consequences of mutations are determined for a model protein. Students will learn basic protein science and standard biochemical techniques and methods in protein engineering. They will perform experiments in site-directed mutagenesis, protein purification, and structural, functional and physical characterization of proteins. No prerequisites. Courses offered in Fall and Spring semesters.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Instructor: Robinson, Aaron
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/24
PosTag(s): CHBE-ACBE
AS.250.253 (08)
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab
W 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Sorenson, Jaime
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
CHBE-ACBE
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab AS.250.253 (08)
This laboratory examines the relationship between genes and proteins in the context of disease and evolution. It is a research project lab in which the structural and functional consequences of mutations are determined for a model protein. Students will learn basic protein science and standard biochemical techniques and methods in protein engineering. They will perform experiments in site-directed mutagenesis, protein purification, and structural, functional and physical characterization of proteins. No prerequisites. Courses offered in Fall and Spring semesters.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Instructor: Sorenson, Jaime
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
Status: Open
Seats Available: 18/24
PosTag(s): CHBE-ACBE
AS.250.253 (09)
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab
Th 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Sorenson, Jaime
UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
CHBE-ACBE
Protein Engineering and Biochemistry Lab AS.250.253 (09)
This laboratory examines the relationship between genes and proteins in the context of disease and evolution. It is a research project lab in which the structural and functional consequences of mutations are determined for a model protein. Students will learn basic protein science and standard biochemical techniques and methods in protein engineering. They will perform experiments in site-directed mutagenesis, protein purification, and structural, functional and physical characterization of proteins. No prerequisites. Courses offered in Fall and Spring semesters.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Instructor: Sorenson, Jaime
Room: UG Teaching Lab (UTL) G96
Status: Open
Seats Available: 17/24
PosTag(s): CHBE-ACBE
AS.250.310 (01)
Exploring Protein Biophysics using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Majumdar, Ananya
Exploring Protein Biophysics using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy AS.250.310 (01)
NMR is a spectroscopic technique which provides unique, atomic level insights into the inner workings of biomolecules in aqueous solution and solid state. A wide variety of biophysical properties can be studied by solution state NMR, such as the three dimensional structures of biological macromolecules, their dynamical properties in solution, interactions with other molecules and their physical and chemical properties which modulate structure-function relationships (such electrostatics and redox chemistry). NMR exploits the exquisite sensitivity of magnetic properties of atomic nuclei to their local electronic (and therefore, chemical) environment. As a result, biophysical properties can be studied at atomic resolution, and the global properties of a molecule can be deconstructed in terms of detailed, atomic level information. In addition, interactions between nuclei can be exploited to enhance the information content of NMR spectra via multidimensional (2D and 3D) spectroscopy. Since these properties can be studied in solution, NMR methods serve as an effective complement to X-Ray crystallography and electron microscopy. In this course, we will learn about the basics of NMR spectroscopy, acquire 1D and 2D NMR spectra and use various NMR experiments to characterize and probe biophysical properties of proteins at an atomic level.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Majumdar, Ananya
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.250.316 (01)
Biochemistry II
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Rokita, Steven; Woodson, Sarah
Hodson 305
Biochemistry II AS.250.316 (01)
Biochemical anabolism, nucleic acid structure, molecular basis of transcription, translation and regulation, signal transduction with an emphasis on physical concepts and chemical mechanisms. Format will include lectures and class discussion of readings from the literature.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Rokita, Steven; Woodson, Sarah
Room: Hodson 305
Status: Open
Seats Available: 26/35
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.250.372 (01)
Biophysical Chemistry
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, W 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Barrick, Doug
Ames 234
Biophysical Chemistry AS.250.372 (01)
Course covers classical and statistical thermodynamics, spanning from simple to complex systems. Major topics include the first and second law, gases, liquids, chemical mixtures and reactions, partition functions, conformational transitions in peptides and proteins, ligand binding, and allostery. Methods for thermodynamic analysis will be discussed, including calorimetry and spectroscopy. Students will develop and apply different thermodynamic potentials, learn about different types of ensembles and partition functions. Students will learn to use Python
and will use it for data fitting and for statistical and mathematical analysis. Background: Calculus and Introductory Physics.
Credits: 4.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, W 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Barrick, Doug
Room: Ames 234
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/30
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.250.381 (01)
Spectroscopy and Its Application in Biophysical Reactions
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Lecomte, Juliette
Hodson 305
Spectroscopy and Its Application in Biophysical Reactions AS.250.381 (01)
Continues Biophysical Chemistry (AS.250.372). Fundamentals of quantum mechanics underlying various spectroscopies (absorbance, circular dichroism, fluorescence, NMR); application to characterization of enzymes and nucleic acids.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Lecomte, Juliette
Room: Hodson 305
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/35
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.250.410 (01)
Genome Maintenance and Genome Engineering
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Ha, Taekjip; Myong, Sua
Hodson 301
Genome Maintenance and Genome Engineering AS.250.410 (01)
Advanced seminar for biophysics undergraduates. We focus on topics of genome maintenance via telomere regulation and genome engineering by CRISPR-Cas systems. The course will have lecture, scientific article reading, small and large group discussion.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Ha, Taekjip; Myong, Sua
Room: Hodson 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/25
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.250.411 (01)
Advanced Seminar in Structural Biology of Chromatin
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Bowman, Greg D
Jenkins 102
Advanced Seminar in Structural Biology of Chromatin AS.250.411 (01)
Focus is on structural and physical aspects of DNA processes in cells, such as nucleosomal packaging, DNA helicases, RNA polymerase, and RNA inhibition machinery. Topics are meant to illustrate how the structural and chemical aspects of how proteins and nucleic acids are studied to understand current biological questions.
Recommended Course Background: Biochemistry I (AS.250.315) and Biochemistry II (AS.250.316) or Biochemistry (AS.020.305) and Intro to Biophys Chem (AS.250.372)