This unit provides an advanced course in molecular biology is designed to continue the training of students in this discipline. It stresses the use of molecular approaches and how they are applied to solve and investigate biological problems. Students learn how molecular biology has been used to advance understanding in areas of current interest in biology. <br/><br/>The subject areas covered include a selection from the following: molecular biology of cancer; gene therapy; plant molecular biology; multigene families, molecular biology of bacterial and viral pathogens; protein targeting; cloning vectors; interactomics; mechanisms of recombination; signature-tagged mutagenesis; in vivo... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Thomas Martin
Prerequisites: SCIE2225 Molecular Biology or BIOC2203 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Cell