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.
Fall 2017 

August September October November December

 
Tuesday
 
Thursday
 
         
         
         
      24: Introduction to Course
      Personal Questionnaire (as soon as possible)
      Course at a Glance
      Exam 1: What is the course? (Aug 28)
      Practice: Working through confusion
      Practice: Visualizing the experiment
      Practice: Shedding preconceptions
 
28:
Exam1
29: Introduction to Course
        [Exam 1: What is the course?]
        Notes: How to find articles
        Practice: Results vs Conclusions (Part 1, Part 2)
        Investigation: What is a Gene? (Sep 8)
      Strategies of Life
        Notes: Self Assembly
        Notes: Strategies of Life
        Problem Set: PS1: Strategies (Sep 1) (Today: PS1.2)
      Research Proposal
        First look at: How to find a mentor (Sep 4)
      Questionnaire
  31: Introduction to Course
        Practice: Truth in research articles
        Problem Set: PS1: Strategies (Sep 1) (Today: PS1.4 & 1.7)
      Strategies of Life &
        Problem Set: PS1: Strategies (Sep 1) (Today: PS1.2)
      Questionnaire
1:
PS1
* EXCEPTION: No need to do anything before Aug 24 -- come as you are
             (Exception to exception: Please submit the personal questionnaire as soon as you can, preferably by/on Aug 24)
† Please send all submissions to Jared (MannJA@mymail.VCU.Edu), Thomas (RaymondTO@mymail.VCU.Edu), and myself (ElhaiJ@VCU.Edu)