We have established a cluster of courses in genomic sciences that forms the basis for the Integrative Genomic Sciences pathway of our Informatics and Modeling Certificate Program. Several of these courses are collaboratively team taught by faculty in complementing fields - e.g. Biology and Computer Science.
We also offer additional inter-disciplinary courses at the introductory level. One course (Introduction to Genes and Genomes) introduces information science students (mathematics, computer science, and physics) to ideas in genetics and molecular biology. A planned complementary course (Introduction to Informatics) will introduce life and physical science majors to the conceptual framework of the information sciences. Genomic Analysis is also being incorporated into our introductory biology courses -- BIO/MBB 181 & 182.
Current courses in Integrative Genomic Sciences that satisfy electives in the Integrative Genomic Sciences Certificate Program:
| Group | Topic | Course Number |
|---|---|---|
| Bioinformatics | Bioinformatics Programming | COMP/BIOL/MB&B 265 |
| ------------- | Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics | COMP/BIOL/MB&B 350/550 |
| ------------- | Bioinformatics: Genomics and Proteomics | CHEM/MB&B 389 |
| ------------- | Evolutionary and Ecological Informatics | BIOL/COMP 327/527 |
| ------------- | The Genomics of Evolution, Adaptation, and Regulation | MB&B 331/531 |
| Molecular Genetics | Molecular Biology | MB&B 208 |
| ------------- | Genetics & Genomics | BIOL/MB&B 210 |
| ------------- | Advanced Laboratory in Molecular Biology and Genetics | MB&B 294 |
| ------------- | Molecular Biology of the Chromosome | MB&B 234 |
| ------------- | Genes in Development | BIOL 315/515 |
| ------------- | Laboratory in Developmental Genetics | BIOL 294 |
| ------------- | Molecular Biology of Plant Development | MB&B 396 |
| Evolutionary Biology | Evolution | BIOL 214 |
| ------------- | Plant Form and Diversity | BIOL 290 |
| ------------- | Origins of Bacterial Diversity | BIOL 337/537 |
| ------------- | Pattern and Process in Macroevolution | BIOL 369 |
| Structural Biology | Structural Biology Laboratory | MB&B 395 |
| ------------- | Introduction to Biomolecular Structure | MB&B 245 |
| ------------ | Molecular Dynamics and Molecular Modeling | CHEM 388 |
| ------------ | Foundations of Molecular Biophysics | CHEM 301 |
| Bioethics & Philosophy of Biology | Reproduction in the 21st Century | BIOL 118 |
| ------------- | Unifying Life Sciences: Biological Cultures and Meanings of Life | PHIL 361 |
| ------------- | Philosophy of Science | SISP 202 |
| ------------- | Human Cloning | BIOL 108 |
| ------------- | Ethics and the Human Genome | PHIL/SISP 279 |
| ------------- | Issues in the Health Sciences | BIOL 222 |
| Course Topic | Faculty and Department |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Informatics (Bridge Course) | Michael Rice (Computer Science) |
| Data Analysis in Bioinformatics | Michael Rice (Computer Science) Michael Weir (Biology) |
| Life as an Information Processor | Robert Lane (MB&B) |
| Human Genomics | Scott Holmes (MB&B) |
| Ethics for the Life Scientist | Laura Grabel (Biology) Lori Gruen (Philosophy) |
| Copernicus, Darwin, and the Human Genome Project | Robert Lane (MB&B) |