BIOMG 6390 - The Nucleus

Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: one of the following: BIOMG 3300 or BIOMG 3330, BIOMG 3350, BIOMG 3310/BIOMG 3320, or equivalent. Recommended prerequisite: BIOMG 2800.

J. Lis.

Lectures on topics of eukaryotic genomics, chromatin structure, regulation of gene expression, RNA processing, micro-RNA regulation, the structure and movement of chromosomes, long range regulatory interactions, and nuclear export and import. Covers the structure and function of the nucleus at the molecular and cell biological levels.

Outcome 1: The students will learn how to interpret results from experiments and draw rigorous conclusions.

Outcome 2: The students will then be capable of proposing their own experiments to address related questions.