Practical Skills in Genomics

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

An introduction to advanced experimental techniques in molecular biology and genomics. Course includes nucleic acid (DNA) isolation, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA quality control, next generation DNA sequencing, computer-based analysis of large scale nucleotide sequence data such as DNA sequence assembly and mapping, BLAST searches, multiple sequence alignment, taxonomic assignment, and phylogenetic analyses. Student-collected data from one or more lab projects will be used to develop skills in contemporary genomics research and in scientific manuscript writing.