printer friendly pageBIO 41: Genetics, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology
Emphasis is on macromolecules (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids) and how their structure relates to function and higher order assembly; molecular biology, genome structure and dynamics, gene expression from transcription to translation. Prerequisites:
CHEM 31X (or 31A,B), 33. Recommended:
CHEM 35;
MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Bergmann, D. (PI)
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Simoni, R. (PI)
BIO 41S: Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology
Emphasis is on macromolecules (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids) and how their structure relates to function and higher order assembly; molecular biology, genome structure and dynamics, gene expression from transcription to translation. Prerequisites:
CHEM 31X (or 31A,B), 33;
MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42. Recommended:
CHEM 35.
Terms: Sum
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Niles, M. (PI)
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Alexander, M. (TA)
BIO 42: Cell Biology and Animal Physiology
Cell structure and function; principles of animal physiology (immunology, renal, cardiovascular, sensory, motor physiology, and endocrinology); neurobiology from cellular basis to neural regulation of physiology. Prerequisites:
CHEM 31X (or 31A,B), 33. Recommended:
BIO 41;
CHEM 35;
MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Heller, H. (PI)
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Jones, P. (PI)
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Sapolsky, R. (PI)
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Shen, K. (PI)
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BIO 43: Plant Biology, Evolution, and Ecology
Principles of evolution: macro- and microevolution and population genetics. Ecology: the principles underlying the exchanges of mass and energy between organisms and their environments; population, community, and ecosystem ecology; populations, evolution, and global change. Equivalent to
BIOHOPK 43. Prerequisites:
CHEM 31X (or 31A,B), 33. Recommended:
BIO 41, 42;
CHEM 35;
MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
BIO 44X: Core Molecular Biology Laboratory
Investigate yeast strains that are engineered to express the human protein, p53, and use modern molecular methods to identify the functional consequences of p53 mutations isolated from tumor cells. Learn about the protein¿s role as a tumor suppressor through lectures and by reading and discussing a journal article. Use molecular visualization programs to examine the structure of wild type and mutant p53 proteins. Formulate a testable hypothesis and assay the ability of mutant p53 to direct expression of several reporter genes. During guided reflection, formulate further analyses to determine whether mutant p53 is present in the cell, can bind to DNA, and/or can enter the nucleus. Lab experiments, team oral presentation, individual comprehensive written laboratory report. Prerequisites:
CHEM 31X, or 31A,B, and 33; concurrent or past enrollment in Biology or Human Biology core. 44X,Y should be taken sequentially in the same year, preferably as sophomores, to prepare for internships. Lab fee.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Brownell, S. (PI)
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Cyert, M. (PI)
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Hekmat-Scafe, D. (PI)
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King, J. (PI)
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Cyert, M. (PI)
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Hekmat-Scafe, D. (PI)
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King, J. (PI)
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Instructors:
Brownell, S. (PI)
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Cyert, M. (PI)
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Hekmat-Scafe, D. (PI)
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King, J. (PI)
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Lopez, T. (PI)
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Malladi, S. (PI)
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Seawell, P. (PI)
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Singla, V. (PI)
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Stearns, T. (PI)
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Atay, O. (TA)
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Bond, R. (TA)
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Constant, D. (TA)
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Franco, M. (TA)
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Freeman Rosenzweig, L. (TA)
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Gao, X. (TA)
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Gonzalez, P. (TA)
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Kolesnikov, D. (TA)
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Li, P. (TA)
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Onyeneho, I. (TA)
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Sankaran, S. (TA)
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Tehranchi, A. (TA)
Cyert, M. (PI)
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Hekmat-Scafe, D. (PI)
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King, J. (PI)
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Lopez, T. (PI)
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Malladi, S. (PI)
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Seawell, P. (PI)
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Singla, V. (PI)
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Stearns, T. (PI)
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Atay, O. (TA)
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Bond, R. (TA)
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Constant, D. (TA)
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Franco, M. (TA)
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Freeman Rosenzweig, L. (TA)
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Gao, X. (TA)
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Gonzalez, P. (TA)
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Kolesnikov, D. (TA)
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Li, P. (TA)
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Onyeneho, I. (TA)
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Sankaran, S. (TA)
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Tehranchi, A. (TA)
BIO 44Y: Core Plant Biology & Eco Evo Laboratory
Students conduct hypothesis-driven field and laboratory research to assess abiotic and biotic contributions to the flowering phenology of hummingbird-pollinated flowering plants and the microbial communities assembled within the floral nectar. Observing flowers on marked plants at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, students record multiple data about the number and condition of the plants and flowers. Students access electronically monitored temperature data, fish-eye lens records of light exposure, published rainfall averages, and plant elevation information. Students participate in pollinator exclusion experiments, collect flowers and harvest floral nectar to sample for yeast. Microbial and molecular approaches to quantification and identification of the microorganisms may include colony counting, replica plating, fragment analysis by PCR and restriction enzyme digests, and sequencing. Student teams develop their own research hypotheses, mine appropriate databases, and apply evaluative statistical tests. Student teams deliver an oral defense of their hypotheses, submit a journal-style paper, and peer-review one another's research orally and in writing.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
BIO 101: Ecology
The principles of ecology. Topics: interactions of organisms with their environment, dynamics of populations, species interactions, structure and dynamics of ecological communities, biodiversity. Half-day field trip required. Satisfies Central Menu Area 4. Prerequisite: 43, or consent of instructor. Recommended: statistics.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
BIO 102: Demography: Health, Development, Environment (HUMBIO 119)
Demographic methods and their application to understanding and projecting changes in human infant, child, and adult mortality and health, fertility, population, sex ratios, and demographic transitions. Progress in human development, capabilities, and freedoms. Relationships between population and environment. Prerequisites: numeracy and basic statistics; Biology or Human Biology core; or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Tuljapurkar, S. (PI)
BIO 104: Advanced Molecular Biology (BIO 200)
Molecular mechanisms that govern the replication, recombination, and expression of eukaryotic genomes. Topics: DNA replication, DNA recombination, gene transcription, RNA splicing, regulation of gene expression, protein synthesis, and protein folding. Satisfies Central Menu Area 1. Prerequisite: Biology core.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
BIO 105A: Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (EARTHSYS 105A)
Formerly 96A - Jasper Ridge Docent Training. First of two-quarter sequence training program to join the Jasper Ridge education/docent program. The scientific basis of ecological research in the context of a field station, hands-on field research, field ecology and the natural history of plants and animals, species interactions, archaeology, geology, hydrology, land management, multidisciplinary environmental education; and research projects, as well as management challenges of the preserve presented by faculty, local experts, and staff. Participants lead research-focused educational tours, assist with classes and research, and attend continuing education classes available to members of the JRBP community after the course.
Terms: Win
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Units: 4
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
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