MIDTERMBiol & Chem 473 Molecular Biology Spring 2007Instructors: S. Schultze G. Prody Office: BI 409 Office: CB 444 Phone: 650-7267 Phone: 650-3156 Office hours: TBA Office hours: TW 12-1:30 [email protected] [email protected]: MWF 11 CB 285 Texts: Voet and Voet Biochemistry 3rd edition, 2004, WileyAlberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell 4th edition, 2002, Garland ScienceExams: 2 in-class midterm exams will be given :Wednesday, April 25, 100 ptsWednesday May 16, 100 ptsFinal exam 200 points Monday June 11, 8 amAdditionally, students will be given points for participation in class discussions. You willreceive 10 points if you are there when your name is called and an additional 10 points if you are able to contribute to the discussion or answer specific questions. At the end of the quarter, points will be normalized to a 100 point total for participation.Total Points: Exams 400 pointsParticipation 100 points500 pointsCourse content:This quarter we will concentrate mainly on molecular biology and we hope you will be as excited as we are about the course content. Knowledge in this field is being accumulated at an incredible rate. We make every attempt to keep current, but the field changes so rapidly that occasionally we miss something. Please be sure to read ahead in your texts, as this will help you understand the lecture material (We'll let you know if your texts are out of date in spots). We will be covering an incredible amount of material this quarter and even at that, will only be scratching the surface of the information available on these topics. It is imperative that you keep up with the reading. We look forward to your participation in class discussions. As usual, the exams will consist mostly of problems related to the material covered. "Practice makes perfect!"CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY 473 - SPRING 2007Tentative Lecture Schedule:Topics and Dates May Change Without Prior Notice!Week Monday Wednesday Friday1 (April 2) no class Intro gpDNA Structure LW2 (April 9) DNA Replication I gpDNA Replication II gpDNA Repair gp 3 (April 16) Transciption gpRNA Processing I gpRNA Processing II gp4 (April 23) Translation gpMIDTERM Regulation (lac) gp5 (April 30) Regulation (trp) gpEukaryotic Genomes ssEukaryotic Gene Structure ss6 (May 7) DNA Binding Proteins ss Drosphila DevelopmentssDrosphila Development II ss7 (May 14) Drosphila Development III ssMIDTERM Epigenetics ss8 (May 21) Epigenetics II ssEpigenetics III ssStem Cells ss9 (May 28)Memorial Day JImmunity I gpImmunity II gp10 (June 4)Viruses gp HIV