2009 Fall Term
BME 258L/CBB 222 Genome Science Technology Lab*
Tian
TTh 2:50 - 4:05 pm
Hands-on experience on using and developing advanced technology platforms for genomics and proteomics research. Experiments may include nucleic acid amplification and quantification, lab-on-chip, bimolecular separation and detection, DNA sequencing, SNP genotyping, microarrays, and synthetic biology techniques. Laboratory exercises and designing projects are combined with lectures and literature reviews. Prior knowledge in molecular biology and biochemistry is required. Instructor consent required.
CBB 220 Genome Tools & Technology*
Dietrich
TTh 10:05 - 11:20 am
This course introduces the laboratory and computational methodologies for genetic and protein sequencing, mapping and expression measurement.
GENOME 158S/AAAS 159S Race, Genomics, and Society*
Royal
MW 11:40 am - 12:55 pm
Integrated analysis of historical and contemporary aspects of `race and genetics/genomics¿. Focus on relevant applications in science, medicine, and society; develop skills required for scientific, sociopolitical, cultural, psychosocial, and ethical evaluation of issues. Topics include: introduction to population genetics/genetic variation; concepts and definitions of race; overview of bioethics; social and political history of race; genomics and health disparities; race, ancestry, and medical practice; genealogy, genetic ancestry, and identity; public perceptions of race and genetics/genomics.
GENOME 178S Evolution in Science & Culture*
Wald and Cook-Deegan
MW 1:15 - 2:30 pm
Where do our ideas about evolution, human development, and human history come from? How do we collectively think about who and what we are? How are those ideas shaped by journalism, novels, and film? We are interested in this course in the stories that we tell across disciplines, media and genres that shape individual and collective ways of thinking about the nature and history of human being. We will draw on readings in both science and popular fiction and non-fiction to consider how (and why) we tell and have told the story of our biological selves. Our focus will be on narratives of evolution and genomics as they have found expression in science and culture from Darwin through contemporary genomics. We will consider how scientific ideas circulate through, and are influenced by, popular cultural forms. We will begin by reading Darwin in the context of his moment (science and culture), with an emphasis on the stories that he tells about what he observes as well as on the scientific theory and cultural preoccupations of his time. We will then trace changing ideas about evolution as they take shape through the rise of population genomics in science, in the mainstream media, and in popular fiction and film.
PHIL 114/BIO 174 Philosophy of Biology*
Rosenburg
WF 10:05 - 11:20 am
An introduction to conceptual and methodological issues raised in contemporary biology, including teleology, reductions, the units of selection, and the structure of evolutionary theory. Prerequisites: Biology 25.
PHILOSOPHY 118 Issues in Medical Ethics*
Kramer
MW 2:50 - 4:05pm
Ethical issues arising in connection with medical practice and research and medical technology. Definition of health and illness; experimentation and consent; genetic counseling and biological engineering; abortion, contraception, and sterilization; death and dying; codes of professional conduct; and the allocation of scarce medical resources. Prerequisite: for freshmen, previous philosophy course and consent of instructor.
* indicates course fulfills GENOME Certificate requirement
# indicates course fulfills MBS Certificate requirement