Tentative time table

Updated: December 6, 2006 16:09

Note that readings on Friday are the empirical papers discussed in class - references listed in italics on Wednesday are required background reading.

Wk Date Topic Paper Deadline
1 Wed
Sept 27
Introduction
Survey  
  Fr
Sept 29
Molecular Genetics Review    
2 Mon
Oct 2

Detecting diversity - direct sequencing

   
  Wed
Oct 4
Emerging sequencing technologies Margulies et al. (2005)  
  Fr Oct 6 Paper discussion

Sogin et al. (2006)

presented by Hans Nesse

 
3 Mon
Oct 9

Whole genome sequencing

   
 

Wed
Oct 11

Applications Clark 2006

 

  Fr Oct 13 Paper discussion

Patterson et al. 2006

presented by Kerensa

Outline Proposal due
e-submit
4 Mon
Oct 16
Detecting diversity - indirect sequence detection Schlotterer (2004)  
  Wed
Oct 18
Indirect Sequence Detection II

Buonaccorsi et al. (2005)

presented by Andreas

 
  Fr Oct 20 Paper discussion   Reading List supplied
5 Mon
Oct 23
Of trees and bushes

 
  Wed Oct 25
  Baldauf (2003)  
  Fr Oct 27 Paper discussion

Shaw (2002)

presented by Robin

 
6 Mon
Oct 30
Indirect genomics,
mapping
   
  Wed
Nov 1

Genome scans
(Erin McClelland)

Luikart et al. (2003)  
  Fr Nov 3 Paper discussion

Nair et al. (2003)

presented by Chris

 
7 Mon
Nov 6
Estimating abundance - qPCR (Nathan Ahlgren)    
  Wed
Nov 8
rtPCR

Wong & Medrano 2005

 
  Fr Nov 10 Veteran's Day    
8 Mon
Nov 13
Paper discussion

Thompson et al. (2005)

presented by Eric (Supplement)

Proposal due
e-submit
  Wed
Nov 15
Selection  

  Fr Nov 17 Proposal Reviews   Proposal Review due
e-submit
9 Mon
Nov 20
Proposal Reviews    
  Wed
Nov 22
   

  Fr Nov 25 Thanksgiving    
10 Mon
Nov 27
Gene expression    
  Wed
Nov 29
Microarrays
(Maureen Purcell)

Rensink & Buell 2005

 
  Fr Dec 1 Paper discussion

Gracey et al. 2000

presented by Dana


Final Proposal due
e-submit
11 Mon Dec 4 Integration    
  Wed Dec 6  

Vasemagi & Primmer 2005

Final Exam issued (Figure 1)
  Fr Dec 8 Paper discussion

Shapiro et al. 2004

presented by Dan

 
12 Mon
Dec 11
Final Exam Due
 

e-submit exam