Instructor:Dr. Paul Blum, Tele: 2-2769 Email: pblum1@unl.edu

Meeting time and location (Fall 2007):  
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to10:45 in room N172, Beadle Center.
 

Course Readings:  Primary and secondary literature as well as on line supplementary texts

Grading:  Grades will be based on class exams, essays, participation
and a specialized project designed around the students research interests.

Prerequisites: Coursework in Genetics or Microbiology or Biochemistry
 

 Course Topics
phylogenetics
bioinformatics
architecture and function of the prokaryotic genome
gene expression and signal transduction
functional genomics and proteomics
DNA repair and recombination
extrachromosomal genetic elements
interdisciplinary and industrial prokaryotic genetics