January (Molecular Biology Through Discovery)

BNFO 300

Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Items for each day generally indicate what is to be done before class*
Red indicates target date for completing something. Purple indicates a firm deadline.

Spring 2017

January February March April May

	Tuesday		Thursday
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	17: Introduction to Course Personal Questionnaire (as soon as possible) Course at a Glance Notes: How to find articles Practice: Modes of thought Practice: Results vs Conclusions Investigation: What is a Gene? (WiaG)&companion (Jan 30†) Exam 1: What is the course?/Find articles (Jan 23†)		19: Introduction to Course Personal Questionnaire (as soon as possible) [Notes: How to find articles] [Exam 1: What is the course?/Finding articles (Jan 23†)] Practice: Approach to research articles Strategies of Life Notes: Self Assembly Research Proposal First look at: How to find a mentor (Feb 10†) Questionnaire
23: Exam1 †	24: Strategies of Life & Introduction to Course Practice: Approach to research articles Notes: Strategies of Life [Notes: Self Assembly] Problem Set: PS1: Strategies (Feb 6†) (Today: PS1.2) DNA [Investigation: What is a Gene? & companion (Jan 30†)] Questionnaire		26: Protein Notes: Protein Problem Set: PS1: Protein (Feb 6) (Today: PS1.2 & 1.4) [Investigation: What is a Gene? & companion] Research Proposal First look at: How to create a Bibliography (Feb 17†) Questionnaire
30 WIAG †	31: Protein [Notes: Protein] Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion (particularly Sections I - III) Notes: Paper chromatography Problem Set: PS1: Protein (Feb 6) (Today: PS1.4) Questionnaire	1	2: Protein Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion [Notes: Paper chromatography] Problem Set: PS1: Protein (pdf) (Feb 6) (Today: PS1.4,PS1.7) Questionnaire	3 Mentor Progress (PDF) (DOCX) †

* EXCEPTION: No need to do anything before Jan 19 -- come as you are
(Exception to exception: Please submit the personal questionnaire as soon as you can, preferably by/on Jan 19)
† Please send all submissions to Elaina (PhilpottER@mymail.VCU.Edu), Gus (ThomasAW@mymail.VCU.Edu), and myself (ElhaiJ@VCU.Edu)