BioMaps/DIMACS Summer School Tutorial: Introduction to Modern Concepts in
Biology for Mathematical and Physical Scientists

June 23 - June 27, 2003
DIMACS Center, CoRE Building, Rutgers University

Organizer:

William Sofer, Rutgers University, Waksman Institute, sofer@waksman.rutgers.edu
Paul Ehrlich, Rutgers University, pehrlich@lutece.rutgers.edu
Presented under the auspices of the Special Year on Computational Molecular Biology.

This is the first week of a two-week tutorial. For information about the complete tutorial, click here.

Week One
Molecular Genetics Tutorial

AM Session: 9:30-12:00PM Session: 1:30-4:30
Monday, June 23 8:30 - 9:20 Breakfast and Registration

9:20 - 9:25 Welcome and Greeting:
Fred Roberts, DIMACS Director

9:25 - 9:30 Introduction:
Ronald Levy, BioMaps

9:30 - 12:30 Introduction, Policies,
General Principles

Polymers

 Introduction to Chemistry

Proteins
Tuesday, June 24 9:00 - 9:30 Breakfast and Registration

9:30 - 12:30 DNA and RNA

 Overview, Questions, Research
Wednesday, June 25 9:00 - 9:30 Breakfast and Registration

9:30 - 12:30 Transcription

 Translation
Thursday, June 26 9:00 - 9:30 Breakfast and Registration

9:30 - 12:30 Replication

Genetics

 Genetic Engineering Basics

Genetic Engineering Tools

Vectors

Friday, June 27 9:00 - 9:30 Breakfast and Registration

9:30 - 12:30 DNA Sequencing and PCR

DNA Bioinformatics and Genomics

 Review, Reports

Breakfast will be 9:00 am to 9:30 am.
Lunch break will be 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm. Lunch will be provided.

Next: Registration
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Contacting the Center
Document last modified on June 3, 2003.