David Roos and Colleagues Awarded Large, Continuing NIH Contract for Big Data in Biomedical Research

Over the past two decades, research in the Roos laboratory has pioneered the integration of diverse large-scale datasets to explore eukaryotic evolution, characterize organellar function, and identify therapeutic targets for parasitic diseases, including malaria and toxoplasmosis.

BIOL700 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN CURRENT BIOLOGY RESEARCH

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
ADVANCED TOPICS IN CURRENT BIOLOGY RESEARCH
Term
2015C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL700301
Meeting times
W 0500PM-0600PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 100
Instructors
LINKSVAYER, TIMOTHY
Description
Integrative seminar on current biological research for first-year PhD students.
Course number only
700
Use local description
No

BIOL607 - WRITING SKILLS FOR THE BIOLOGIST

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
WRITING SKILLS FOR THE BIOLOGIST
Term
2015C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL607301
Meeting times
R 0200PM-0400PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 102
Instructors
SCHMIDT, PAUL
Description
The course teaches scientific writing in a workshop format, where students both produce weekly writing assignments and critique writing submitted by others. Emphasis is placed on simplicity and clarity with the goal of writing effectively to a wide audien
Course number only
607
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No

BIOL527 - RECITATION

Status
O
Activity
REC
Term
2015C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
402
Section ID
BIOL527402
Meeting times
W 0630PM-0800PM
Meeting location
LEIDY LAB 10
Description
This course will survey the discipline of molecular genetics. Two broad areas will be considered: 1) Molecular biology: DNA replication, transcription, translation, and the regulation of gene expression in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems and genom
Course number only
527
Cross listings
BIOL221402
Use local description
No

BIOL527 - GENETICS FOR COMP BIO

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
GENETICS FOR COMP BIO
Term
2015C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL527401
Meeting times
TR 1200PM-0130PM
Meeting location
CLAIRE M. FAGIN HALL (NURSING AUD
Instructors
GALLAGHER, KIMBERLYBONINI, NANCY
Description
This course will survey the discipline of molecular genetics. Two broad areas will be considered: 1) Molecular biology: DNA replication, transcription, translation, and the regulation of gene expression in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems and genom
Course number only
527
Cross listings
BIOL221401
Use local description
No

BIOL484 - CELL MOTILITY & CYTOSKEL

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
CELL MOTILITY & CYTOSKEL
Term
2015C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
301
Section ID
BIOL484301
Meeting times
MW 0330PM-0500PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 100
Instructors
SVITKINA, TATYANA
Description
Cytoskeleton and cell motility plays a crucial role in many aspects of normal and pathological physiology of individual cells, tissues, and whole organisms, including morphogenesis, immune response, wound healing, oncogenesis, and infection. This course w
Course number only
484
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No

BIOL483 - EPIGENETICS

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
EPIGENETICS
Term
2015C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL483401
Meeting times
TR 0130PM-0300PM
Meeting location
LEIDY LAB 109
Instructors
WAGNER, DORIS
Description
This course investigates epigenetic phenomena: heritable alternate states of gene activity that do not result from an alteration in nucleotide composition (mutations). Epigenetic mechanisms regulate genome accessibility and cell differentiation. They play
Course number only
483
Cross listings
CAMB483401
Use local description
No

BIOL482 - CELL SIGNALING

Status
C
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
CELL SIGNALING
Term
2015C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
601
Section ID
BIOL482601
Meeting times
MW 0500PM-0620PM
Meeting location
GODDARD LAB 102
Instructors
WAGNER, JOHN
Description
The evolution of multicellularity required that cells be able to both send and receive signals from their neighbors. The development of organs and differentiation of cells and tissues requires reliable and continuous communication between cells. Consequen
Course number only
482
Use local description
No

BIOL482 - CELL SIGNALING

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Term
2015C
Subject area
BIOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
BIOL482401
Meeting times
W 0330PM-0630PM
Instructors
GALLAGHER, KIMBERLY
Description
The evolution of multicellularity required that cells be able to both send and receive signals from their neighbors. The development of organs and differentiation of cells and tissues requires reliable and continuous communication between cells. Consequen
Course number only
482
Use local description
No
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