Term: Fall 2022Course Director: Steven ConnorDay/time: Tuesday @ 8:30amStart and End Dates: September 20 - November 01, 2022.Location: CB 120 (Mandatory course for MSc students in the areas of Molecular and Cellular Biology) Calendar Course DescriptionThe core course is designed for first-year graduate students to introduce them to theprocess of scientific inquiry and hypothesis-based research. Students will […]
This course will address principles and application of eukaryotic genetics. Possible inclusion and applications of genetics to each student's work will be discussed. Techniques such as genetic dissection, mutagenesis, genetic screens, methods for manipulating genes, chromosomal analysis, transposon and enhancer tagging, and positional cloning will be included in the lecture topics. The course will be […]
Term: Winter 2023Course Director: Gary SweeneyDay/Time: Wednesday @ 6pmLocation: CB 120Start and End Dates: February 22 - April 05, 2023 This course covers the area of molecular biology called signal transduction including the activation of cell surface receptors, the generation of secondary messengers and intracellular ionic currents. The study of signal transduction will focus primarily […]
(Core Course in Molecular and Cellular Biology) Term: Fall 2022Course Director: Peter CheungDay/Time: Friday @ 2:00pmLocation: LSB 321Start and End Dates: September 30 to November 25, 2022. This course will survey key concepts and important, recent developments in the field of nucleic acid biology. Fundamental processes in nucleic acid biology, including DNA and RNA synthesis, DNA recombination and repair, […]
Term: Winter 2023Course Director: Logan DonaldsonDay/Time: Wednesday and Friday @ 9am each dayLocation: Wednesday ACW 304 and Friday BC 230Start and End Dates: TBD Course Description: The overall theme of this course is the study of the three-dimensional structures of proteins and protein complexes. The three-dimensional structure is essential in the function of the protein. Studying protein structures reveals clues […]
This course will deal with i) the principles and practice of phylogenetic reconstruction using cladistic methodology, ii) the utility of phylogenetic approaches to areas other than systematics, iii) computer programs to perform phylogenetic analyses. Faculty Resources: Dr. Laurence Packer
The question of what is "rare" is fundamental to conservation biology. Decisions about which organisms to protect (and where ) are based on population levels. Different kinds of organisms must be sampled in different ways, and the data used to call a fish rare, may be quite different than those used to make the same […]
Term: Winter 2023Course Director: Laurence PackerDay/time: Wednesday @ 1:30pmLocation: ACE 004Start and End Dates: TBD Description: This course will introduce graduate students to classical and recent literature in Ecology and Evolution, outline the current state of the field, and explain the contribution of novel experimental and empirical approaches to solving evolutionary and ecological questions. Students will also be […]
This course will explore topics in contemporary community ecology including a focus on invasion by non-native species. General principles, current hypotheses, and specific case studies will be used to examine the relevance of invasion to community construction, resilience, and structure. Over the six weeks of this module, there will be: 4 x 2-3 hour lectures and, 1 […]
Term: Fall 2022Course Director: Bridget StutchburyDay/time: Tuesday and Thursday @ 9:30am each dayLocation: Tuesday FC 105 and Thursday R N836AStart and End Dates: November 03 to November 22, 2022. (This course is a requirement for all new MSc students in the Ecology and Evolution stream.) Course Description:Biol 5086 will include 6 modules that will help new graduate students develop […]