BNFO 300 
Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Items for each day generally indicate what is to be done before class*
Fall 2013 

August September October November December

 
Tuesday
  
Thursday
  
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  13:   15:  
  20: Introduction to Course
      Personal Questionnaire 		  22: Introduction to Course
      Personal Questionnaire
      Course syllabus
      Preliminary Exam
      Notes: How to find articles
      Problem Set: PS1 - Library Treasure Hunt (Aug 26**)
      Practice: Results vs Conclusions
      Investigation: What is a Gene? (WiaG) & companion (Aug 30**)
      Exam: What is the course? (Aug 23) 		23:
Exam1
26:
PS1** 		27: Introduction to Course and Strategies of Life
      Research Proposal
      Problem Set: PS1 - Library Treasure Hunt (retrospective)
      Practice: Results vs Conclusions
      Notes: Annotation of a gene (Sep 6**)
      Notes: Strategies of Life (pdf)
      Notes: Self Assembly (pps)
      Investigation: What is a Gene? & companion (discussion)
      Questionaire 		  29: Strategies of Life and DNA
      Article: Wrinch (1935) & companion (lightly skim)
      Problem Set: PS2: Strategies (pdf) (Sep 2**)
      Investigation: What is a Gene? & companion (discussion)
      Notes: Annotation of a gene (Sep 6**)
      Research Proposal
      First look at: How to find a mentor (Sep 19**)
      First look at: How to create a Bibliography (Sep 26**)
      Questionaire 		30:
WiaG**

 
*EXCEPTION: No need to do anything before Aug 22 -- come as you are
             ...except please submit the personal questionnaire as soon as you can, preferably by/on Aug 21

Red indicates target date for completing something.
** Please send all submissions to both Kristen (WadeKJ at VCU.Edu) and myself (ElhaiJ at VCU.Edu)