BNFO 300

Molecular Biology Through Discovery Course at a Glance: Overview

Fall 2019

Name	BNFO 300: Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Objectives of course	Multiple: Help you make progress along the long road towards becoming an independent agent, a producer of new insights and solutions Help you realize that new insights require separating observations from suppositions and that this is within your grasp Help you internalize the basics of molecular biology in such a way that you may use them in the future (See Objectives for details)
Time and Place	Class: Tue,Thu 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, Harris Hall 3142 Focused study sessions: Fridays 1pm; Saturdays 1pm; Sundays 2pm Computer Lab (Harris 3112)
Prerequisites	None, but Phage Lab (BNFO 251/252) certainly doesn't hurt. Cell & Molec Biol (BIOL 300) might help as well.
At whom is the course aimed?	The course is aimed at anyone who wants, including: Bioinformatics majors Those who are inclined towards the objectives of the course Those who have their own good reasons
Instructor	Jeff Elhai (ElhaiJ@VCU.Edu,   804-828-0794) Center for the Study of Biological Complexity Office: Harris Hall, Room 3134
Teaching Assistants	Ramtin Deljouei (DeljoueiR@mymail.VCU.EDU) Dalton Huey (HueyDJ@mymail.VCU.Edu) Brenna Kent (KentBH@mymail.VCU.edu)
Recommended Text	None. Replaced by this web site and various articles and documents to which you'll be directed.
Accommodations for a disability,   military service, etc	In brief: Come and talk and we'll figure out a solution In not so brief: See VCU's general policies, which includes information on safety, registration, the VCU Honor Code, student conduct, withdrawal and more.