Spring/Summer Courses

Spring term: May 5- Jun 11

  • BIOL 201 - Eukaryotic Cellular Biology 
  • GENET 270 - Foundations of Molecular Genetics
  • BIOL 395 - Field studies in Science and Leadership
Here are more details and the instructor's email addresses if you want more information about prerequisites, lecture format, assessment, etc. 

 

BIOL 201 - Eukaryotic Cellular Biology - Spring term 

If BIOL 107 is about what cells are, the goal of this course is to teach students how cells work and how they are studied. We will be covering: 

  • Techniques such as microscopy and western blotting 
  • How cells move, communicate, and reproduce 
  • Comprehensive topics include neurons, apoptosis, cancer cells, and stem cells.

The course will be taught with pre-recorded standard lectures, in-person mini-lectures twice a week (typically Mondays and Thursdays), take-home group assignments, and in-person midterm and final exams. 

Instructor: Dr. Michael Harrington


GENET 270 - Foundations of Molecular Genetics - Spring term


This course will introduce you to basic concepts about the organization, plasticity and regulation of genetic material from bacteria and bacteriophages. The seminars are integrated to provide an overview of microbial genetics by examining historical and current genetic techniques and experiments in research papers. We will be covering:

  • Principles and key elements of molecular genetics
  • Principles of the genetics central dogma and demonstrate functional competency in gene expression
  • The role of horizontal gene transfer in the movement of genes between bacterial cells
  • Demonstrate competency in processes relating to bacterial genetics that inform and improve our understanding of the genetics of all living organisms on our planet

Instructor: TBA


BIOL 395 - Field Studies in Science and Leadership - Spring Term

Want to study in Costa Rica?  

A new course - Bio395 - Field Studies in Science and Leadership" is offered for 3 weeks this Spring.  

 

The course involves student-directed projects on a global problem of your choice - from ocean acidification to deforestation or even fast fashion - that you research and try to solve using a systems mapping approach.  The first week of the course is spent on campus in Edmonton getting the content covered and then we take off to the Osa Conservation (https://osaconservation.org/) station in the Corcovado National Park in southwestern Costa Rica.  This is where we will spend 2 weeks participating in active scientific research, performing on-the-ground research into our global problem and also having a lot of fun in the tree top canopy observation towers and beaches nearby.  Interested?  Find more information with the attached infopack, keep an eye out for posters and advertisements around the Department and enroll here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfHcksIjyorUeT0pjgdN9lC149czIYvgto8iak6LWiRJxuaA/viewform?usp=sharing). 

 

For more information contact Dr. Torah Kachur at bio395@ualberta.ca