Advanced Microbial Genetics

Catalog description

(Sp) This course is designed to explore recent developments in the molecular biology of prokaryotes, using a literature-based approach. Topics will include: genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, phylogeny, regulation of gene expression, DNA recombination, and transfer of mobile genetic elements. Students will also write a literature article or a scientific proposal on a topic in microbial genetics. Students will engage in the written and study panel peer-review process.