BIOL 2480C - DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair

Institution:

Brown University

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Description:

Emphasizes critical reading and discussion of the primary literature as it relates to DNA transactions such as DNA replication and recombination in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Class participation and oral presentations will be required and the basis for course grade determination. Topics of discussion will cover diverse model systems and may include: Epigenetic Regulation Via Chromatin Remodeling and Modification; Mechanisms of DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair; Transcriptional Regulation; Structural Basis of Epigenetic Regulation; RNA interference and anti-viral therapeutics; Trinucleotide Repeat Expansions and Neurological Disease; and Mechanisms of Vertebrate Development. The course is open to graduate students; advanced undergraduates with permission of the instructor. Class will meet one, three hour period per week; to be arranged.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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