This site contains course materials for BIOL7263 Genome Biology, Fall 2024.

Course Materials

Textbook: Brown, T. A. (2023). Genomes 5. CRC Press.

Course Syllabus

Software Installation

Class Project Assignment

Presentation sign-up sheet

Lecture Outlines & Homework Assignments

Date (week of) Lecture Reading Assignments
August 29 - Class Introduction and OSCER
- Linux/UNIX basics
- Git
- Markdown		 - Setup Github project with a markdown document linking to .sbatch and .sh files
September 5 Genome and Sequencing Basics Chapter 1 (Brown) Begin Genomics Adventure
September 12 Alignment and Assembly Chapter 4 (Brown) Genomics Adventure Chapter 2, Class Project Proposal
September 19 Project meetings - -
September 26 Genome assembly evaluation Chapter 5 & 6 (Brown) Genome Evaluation Practical,Genomics Adventure Chapter 3
October 3 Genome & Transcriptome Annotation Chapter 5 & 6 (Brown) Genomics Adventure Chapter 4
October 10 RNA-seq Analyses Chapters 10-12 (Brown) RNA-seq Analyses
October 17 No class -
October 24 Eukaryotic Genome Structure and Features Chapter 7-9 (Brown) Genomics Adventure Chapter 5
October 31 Genome-wide Association Chapters 15 & 17 (Brown) Genome-wide Association
November 7 Class project open session - -
November 14 Class Project Presentations - -
November 21 Class Project Presentations - -
November 28 Thanksgiving break - -
December 5 Class Project Presentations - -
December 9 Last day of classes - Project Markdown Due - Template

Important Dates

  • 30 August: Last day to add classes through self-service
  • 2 September: Labor day
  • 3 September: Last day to add/drop through advising
  • 13 November: Last day to withdraw
  • 25-29 November: Thanksgiving Break
  • 9 December: Last day of classes