Advanced Molecular Biology

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course exposes students to advanced topics in molecular biology including methods and strategies to utilize and analyze genes and their expression in cells and whole organisms. Topics include: delivery of genes into cells and animals and their applications; how to knock-out genes or knock-in new features to a gene; the molecular basis of disease including epigenetics; how to edit genomes with CRISPR/Cas9; single-cell analysis and technology; introduction to the various sub-disciplines in “omics” research and the differences between “omics” and hypothesis-driven research; and introduction to current approaches used in DNA forensics including ancestry-related DNA analyses.