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BIOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION Tentative Schedule Spring Semester 2013 |
 Amino acid conservation and replacement in Cytochrome c R. E. Dickerson Sci. Am. 226(4):59 (1972) |
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BIOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION Tentative Schedule Spring Semester 2013 |
Amino acid conservation and replacement in Cytochrome c R. E. Dickerson Sci. Am. 226(4):59 (1972) |
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| February 4 Introduction to course. Darwin's Theory |
February 6 Begin Human Ancestry Assignment-Roots |
February 8 Report back |
| February 11* Wrap up Human Ancestry Problem |
February 13 Begin Case Study No. 1: Fugu, Poison Frogs, and Pitohuis |
February 16 Case Study No. 1 continued |
| February 18 Case Study No. 1 continued |
February 20 Case Study No. 1 continued |
February 23* Wrap up Case Study 1 |
| February
25 Begin Case Study No. 2: Aerial Ancestors? Pg 1: Blood Brothers |
February 27 Case Study No. 2: Aerial Ancestors? Pg 2: Using Hemoglobin to Track Blood Lines |
March 1 Case Study No. 2: Aerial Ancestors? Pg 3: Reliability of Molecular Phylogenies |
| March 4 Case Study No. 2 Continued |
March 6 Case Study No. 2 Continued |
March 8*
Wrap up Case Study 2 |
| March
11 Begin Case Study No. 3: Dating Eve. Pg 1: Dating is Never Easy |
March 13
Case Study No. 3: Dating Eve Pg 2: Falling Out and Reconciliation |
March 15 Case Study No. 3 Continued |
| March 18 Case Study No. 3 Continued |
March
20*
Wrap up Case Study 3 |
March 22 Begin Case Study No. 4: Feverishly Evolving Antigens. Pg 1: The Black Death Pg 2: A World of Different People |
| Spring
Break |
March 23-March 31 | |
| April 1
Case Study No. 4: Feverishly Evolving Antigens. Pg 3: Molecular Warfare |
April 3 No Class Work on Case Study 4 Group Concept Map Assignment |
April 5
Continue Work on Case Study 4 Group Assignment |
| April 8 Wrap up Case Study No. 4 |
April 10* Begin Case Study No. 5: The Eyes Have It Pg 1: Visualizing Lactate Dehydrogenase |
April 12 Concept Map of Case Study Topic Due. Case Study No. 5: The Eyes Have It Pg 2: Corrective Lenses |
| April 15
Case Study No. 5: The Eyes Have It |
April 17 Case Study No. 5 Continued Pg 3: Looking to the Future |
April
19 Wrap up Case Study 5 |
| April 22 Guest Lecture - Prof. John Jungck |
April 24 Guest Lecture - John Jungck |
April 26* Begin Case Study No. 6: Selective Neutrality Pg 1: And the Bands Played On |
| April 29
Case Study No. 6: Selective Neutrality Pg 2: Sense and Nonsense |
May 1
Case Study No. 6: Selective Neutrality Pg 3: Making Sense of Bias |
May 3
Case Study No. 6 Continued |
| May 6 Student
presentations 9:05 Douglas Kenny 9:20 Helen Schmidt 9:35 Jake Lefler |
May 8 Student presentations 9:05 John Feick 9:20 Ching-Wen Hou 9:35 Hai Liang |
May 10
Student presentations 9:05 Zhengqi Zhang 9:20 Alex Squittiere 9:45 Luke Oosdyk |
| May 13 Student presentations 9:05 Amy Schaefer 9:20 Michael Wyatt 9:35 Course Wrap up |
Schedule 1
Hour Final Interviews Between May 16 and 23. |
Important Dates:
Friday, March 15 - Last Day to select
a case study topic.
Friday April 12 - Concept Map for Case
Study Topic is due.