Molecular Biology Through Discovery

BNFO 300

Fall 2017

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: TR 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, Harris Hall 3142 TA sessions: Mondays & Wednedays 6:30-8:00pm, Cabell Library (Rm 240d) Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm Computer Lab (Harris 3112) (plus possibly other times on request)
Prerequisites	None, but Phage Lab (BNFO 251/252) certainly doesn't hurt
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: Life Sciences Building, Room 335
Teaching Assistants	Jared Mann (MannJA@mymail.VCU.Edu) Thomas Raymond (RaymondTO@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