Graduate Courses

MCB 529: Special Topics in Cell and Developmental Biology

Section Type Times Days Location Instructor
GSD CNF 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM M 7 Burrill Hall Sokac, A
Graduate students will build skills to: (1) work in interdisciplinary and diverse teams; (2) orally communicate research findings; and (3) proactively advance their professional development towards a chosen career path. Emphasis will be placed on conducting original research with rigor and attention to societal impact, while also building transferrable professional skills. This holistic research training will prepare students to address pressing challenges of our time as they take their place in the modern STEM workforce.
IDD CNF 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM R TBA Whitaker, R
MGE CNF 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM F TBA Whitaker, R
Mobile Genetic Element Evolution: This course will explore the movement of functional genes (for AMR, metal resistance, virulence, toxin, symbiosis) among microbes in microbial ecosystems on mobile genetic elements. We will focus on the genomic epidemiology of plasmids carrying antibiotic resistance because this is of broad interest, and there is lots of genomic data and papers to investigate deeply. This course will meet in IGB 3410 and on Zoom.
Description Discussion of current topics of interest in higher eukaryotic cellular and molecular biology, development, neurobiology; seminar or lecture format. Topics vary. Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated if topics vary, to a maximum of 8 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Credit Hours 1 to 4 hours
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