Biology: Discovery and Innovation

Biol 402/502 (3 cr)

Mondays 2 - 4:30 Room 107; Fall Semester 2008

2 office hour discussions - to be arranged

Why I developed this course

Class organization

Grading, requirements, etc.

EReserves

Research paper instructions, more guidelines

 

The goal of the course is to introduce UNM students to a broad range of biomedical research, involve them in discussions, and allow students to engage researchers who are involved in research at the frontiers of Biology.

Schedule:

This class is sponsored by the UNM- IMSD (Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity)

08/25/08
Introduction Maggie Werner-Washburne Biology UNM
09/08/08
Heart development in flies Richard Cripps Biology UNM
09/15/08
Subdiffraction-limited microscopy Diane Lidke Pathology UNM-HSC
09/22/08
Maggie gone - Sushmita Roy/Diego Martinez
09/29/08
Virology -West Nile Virus Greg Ebel Pathology UNM-HSC
10/06/08
Hummingbird systematics Chris Witt Biology UNM
10/13/08
Fungal Genomes Scott Baker Pacific Northwest National Labs
10/20/08
Stem cell biology Xinyu Zhao Neurosciences UNM-HSC
10/27/08
Computational Biology Melanie Moses Computer Sciences UNM
11/03/08
Papers - discussion Papers due on or before Nov 24 edit Final papers due week of Dec. 8
11/10/08
Yeast bioengineering - aging Frank Rosenzweig Biology U Montana
11/17/08
Life in extreme environments Penny Boston Geology New Mexico Tech
11/24/08
Two-Hybrid Analysis: From Single Proteins to Proteomes Stan Fields Genome Sciences U Washington
12/01/08
Bioenergy Plamen Atanassov ChemNucEng UNM
12/08/08
Presentations