BIOBM 440 - Laboratories in Experimental Molecular Biology
4 credits
Limited to 20 students.
Prerequisites: BIOBM 330, or 331 and 332, or 333
Instructor: H. Nivison
Experiments related to molecular biology (includes PCR, DNA cloning, hybridization analysis, restriction mapping, and DNA sequence analysis), protein purification and analysis (salt fractionation, ion exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography, SDS-PAGE, and immunoblotting), and determination of enzyme kinetic parameters.
Enrollment is limited; priority for placement will be determined by sign-up date with the instructor. Interested students should contact the instructor, Dr. H. Nivison, by e-mail at htn2@cornell.edu.
6-WEEK:
BIOBM 333 - Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology.
4 credits
Prerequisites: one year of introductory biology for majors and one year of general chemistry, and CHEM 257 or 357-358 or equivalents, or permission of instructor. May not be taken for credit after BIOBM 330, 331, or 332.
Instructor: S. Ely
6-WEEK:
BIOBM 432 - Survey of Cell Biology
3 credits
Prerequisite: BIOBM 330, 333, or 331, and previous or concurrent registration in 332, or equivalent. Recommended: BIOGD 281.
Instructor: J. Blankenship
A survey of a wide array of topics focusing on the general properties of eukaryotic cells. The topics include methods used for studying cells, the structure and function of the major cellular organelles, and analyses of cellular processes such as mitosis, endocytosis, cell motility, secretion, cell-to-cell communication, gene expression, and oncogenesis. Some of the material is covered in greater depth in BIOBM 437; BIOGD 483; and BIOBM 632, 636, and 639.
BIOGD 281 - Genetics
5 credits.
Limited to 44 students.
Prerequisites: one year of introductory biology at Cornell, or written permission of the instructor.
A general study of the fundamental principles of genetics in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Topics include gene transmission, gene linkage, and recombination, gene structure, gene and chromosome mutations, gene expression, and the manipulation of genes.
For more information, please go to the Cornell summer sessions web site.