LIFE SCIENCE 187 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF GENOMIC RESEARCH

Participate in the sequencing of a microbial genome while earning upper division units and gaining valuable research experience

• Great class to have on any resume or application
• Learn lab techniques not taught in any other class
• Become a part of an ongoing research project run entirely by undergraduate students

Prerequisite: Life Science 3
Credit: major credit in MIMG & MCDB, fulfills lab requirements
Logistics: Discussion: MWF (3-4PM) and 6 hrs/wk of lab
To enroll: go to http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/ugri click on "how to participate"

For more information see http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/ugri

WEEKLY SEMINAR TOPIC SCHEDULE FOR LS187

Week	Topic
1	The UGRI; Microbial Genomes
2	The Ammonifex degensii library, PCR, DNA sequencing/Basic BLAST
3	DNA Sequencer Technology
4	Bioinformatics: The BLAST algorithm
5	Chemolithoautotrophy: The example of Ammonifex degensii
6	Microbial Genomes and Evolution
7	Genome Assembly and Annotation
8	Visual thinking in discovery science
9	Homology, analogy and metaphors in genomic biology
10	Review and Final Exam

• LS Labs
  
  
• LS1
  Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity
  
  
• LS 2
  Cells, Tissues, and Organs
  
  
• LS 3
  Introduction to Molecular Biology
  
  
• LS 4
  Genetics
  
  
• LS 15
  Life: concepts and issues
  
  
• LS 187
  Priciples and Practices of Genomic Research