Faculty: Prof. Robert Weinberg (RAW) and Prof. Eric Lander (ESL)
Readings are from Life: The Science of Biology (6th edition), by Purves, Orians, Heller and Sadava.
| LEC # |
LECTURER |
TOPIC |
READING |
IMPORTANT
DATES |
| 1 |
RAW |
Introduction |
Ch 4, pp54-70 |
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| 2 |
RAW |
Biochemistry I |
Ch 2, pp17-32 |
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| 3 |
RAW |
Biochemistry II |
Ch 3, pp34-46 |
Problem Set 1 Out |
| 4 |
RAW |
Biochemistry III |
Ch 3, pp46-53 |
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| 5 |
ESL |
Biochemistry IV |
Course Reader Article 1, DG and Keq |
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| 6 |
ESL |
Genetics I |
Ch 9, 167-172; Ch 10, pp 176-185 |
Problem Set 1 Due |
| 7 |
ESL |
Genetics II |
Ch 10, pp185-196 |
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| 8 |
ESL |
Genetics III |
Course Reader Article 2, Biochemical Genetics |
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| 9 |
ESL |
Molecular Biology I |
Ch 11, pp199-208 |
Problem Set 2 Out |
| 10 |
ESL |
Molecular Biology II |
Ch 11, pp209-214 |
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| 11 |
ESL |
Molecular Biology III |
Ch 12, pp218-230, 233-237 |
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| 12 |
ESL |
Recombinant DNA I |
Ch 17, pp311-318 |
Problem Set 2 Due |
| 13 |
RAW |
Recombinant DNA II |
Ch 17, pp318-329 |
Problem Set 3 Out |
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Quiz I (Lectures 1-11) |
| 14 |
ESL |
Recombinant DNA III |
Ch 11, pp214-217 |
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| 15 |
ESL |
Gene regulation |
Ch 13, pp249-254 |
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| 16 |
RAW |
Membrane Proteins |
Ch 4, pp64-67; Ch 12, pp231-233 |
Problem Set 3 Due, Problem Set 4 Out |
| 17 |
RAW |
Cell Signaling |
Ch 15, pp279-293 |
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| 18 |
RAW |
Nervous System I |
Ch 44, pp73-785 |
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| 19 |
ESL |
Nervous System II |
Ch 44, pp785-793 |
Problem Set 4 Due |
| 20 |
ESL |
Nervous System III |
Nervous System Article |
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Quiz II (Lectures 12-19) |
| 21 |
RAW |
Immunology I |
Ch 19, pp353-368 |
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| 22 |
RAW |
Immunology II |
Ch 19, pp368-375 |
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| 23 |
RAW |
Immunology III |
Course Reader Article 3, Humoral Immunology |
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| 24 |
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Problem Set 5 Out |
| 25 |
ESL |
Genomics |
Blue Print of the Body (CNN)
The Bioinformatics Gold Rush
Genomics_Annotation(Scientific American, requires registration) |
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| 26 |
RAW |
Stem Cells |
Course Reader Article 8, Growth and Differentiation, a case of Hematopoiesis |
Problem Set 5 Due, Problem Set 6 Out |
| 27 |
RAW |
Cell Cycle |
Course Reader Article 4, Control of the Cell Cycle |
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| 28 |
RAW |
Cancer |
Course Reader Articles 5 and 6, How Cancer Arises and Finding the Anti-Oncogene |
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| 29 |
RAW |
Virology and Tumor viruses |
Course Reader Article 7, Viruses |
Problem Set 6 Due |
| 30 |
RAW |
AIDS |
Course Reader Article 9, AIDS |
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Quiz III (Lectures 20-28) |
| 31 |
ESL |
Human Genetics (disease, population) |
Pedigrees
Genetics Meets "The Real World" |
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| 32 |
ESL |
Human Genetics (disease,population) |
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| 33 |
RAW |
Molecular Evolution
(human flavor) |
DNA in Africa
Why Y?
Lost Tribes of Israel |
Problem Set 7 Out |
| 34 |
RAW |
Molecular Medicine I |
Researchers Study the Circuitry of Cancer Cells
Questions and Answers: Gleevec
Scientists View New Wave of Cancer Drugs |
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| 35 |
RAW |
Molecular Medicine II |
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Clinical Pharmacology |
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| 36 |
ESL |
Future of Biology |
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Problem Set 7 Due |