Lecture Schedule
Biology/Chemistry 465
North Central College

Date
Topic
Reading
M Mar. 29
Introduction and the Research Environment
Kornberg, 2003
Schatz, 2001
W Mar. 31
Research Integrity
"On Being a Scientist"
F Apr. 2
Scientific Funding, Authorship and Publication
M Apr. 5
RNAi: Introduction
Nelson et al. 2003
Robinson, 2004

W Apr. 7
     Primary Literature
Lee et al., 2002
Provost et al., 2002
Simmer et al., 2003
F Apr. 9
     Primary Literature
M Apr. 12
     Primary Literature
W Apr. 14
     Primary Literature
F Apr. 16
Cellular Aging and Sir2: Introduction
Bitterman et al., 2003
Couzin, 2004
M Apr. 19
     Primary Literature
Bitterman et al., 2002
Dukan et al., 2000
Howitz et al., 2003
W Apr. 21
     Primary Literature
F Apr. 23
     Primary Literature
M Apr. 26
EXAM 1

W Apr. 28
Discussion of Case Studies
Handouts
F Apr. 30
The Imanishi-Kari Case
Kaiser and Marshall, 1996
Stone and Marshall, 1994
M May 3
The Angelides Case
Dalton, 1999
W
May 5
Cancer in Context: Introduction
Roberts and Wakefield, 2003
F
May 7
     Primary Literature
Bhowmick et al., 2004
Velasco-Loyden et al., 2004
Yakymovych et al., 2002
M
May 10
     Primary Literature
W
May 12
     Primary Literature
F May 14
     Primary Literature
M May 17
The Endostatin Case
Cohen, 1999
Featherstone and Griffiths, 2002
Kolata, 1998
Marshall, 2002
W May 19
HIV Rev and the RRE: Introduction
F May 21
     Primary Literature
Kirk et al., 2000
Roisin et al., 2004
Venkatesh et al., 2003
M May 24
     Primary Literature
W May 26
     Primary Literature
F May 28
     Primary Literature
M May 31
Memorial Day -- No Class.

W June 2
Ethics of Experimental Vaccines
Baltimore, 2002
Burton et al., 2004
McNeil et al., 2004
Trinvuthipong, 2004
F June 4
EXAM 2

W
June 9
ACS Biochemistry Exam 8:00 - 9:50


Students are expected to read the assigned material BEFORE coming to class.


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