Graduate Course Descriptions

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Graduate Course Descriptions MCB Courses MCB 5896

5896. Investigation of Special Topics

1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 24 credits.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Advanced study in a field within Molecular and Cell Biology.

Last Refreshed: 15-JAN-21 05.20.15.754456 AM
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Term Class Number Campus Instruction Mode Instructor Section Session Schedule Enrollment Location Credits Grading Basis Notes
Fall 2020 1562 Storrs Online Benson, David 003 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1563 Storrs In Person Campellone, Kenneth 004 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1564 Storrs In Person Cole, James 007 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 7336 Storrs In Person Core, Leighton 008 Reg 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Fall 2020 1565 Storrs In Person Gage, Daniel 009 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1566 Storrs In Person Giardina, Charles 010 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/20 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded .
Fall 2020 1567 Storrs In Person Gogarten, Johann 011 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/4 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1568 Storrs In Person Goldhamer, David 012 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1569 Storrs In Person Graf, Joerg 013 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 3.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 7453 Storrs In Person Klassen, Jonathan 015 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Fall 2020 1571 Storrs In Person Knecht, David 016 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/20 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Fall 2020 1572 Storrs In Person Papke, Robertson 017 Reg TuTh 12:30pm‑1:45pm
 2/12 OAK 104 3.00 Graded
Fall 2020 1573 Storrs In Person Lee, Juliet 019 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/20 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1574 Storrs In Person Lynes, Michael 020 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 11335 Storrs In Person May, Eric 021 Reg Th 1:00pm‑4:30pm
 0/8 ROWE 132 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Fall 2020 1575 Storrs In Person Nelson, Craig 022 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1576 Storrs In Person Noll, Kenneth 023 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Fall 2020 1577 Storrs In Person O'Neill, Michael 024 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1578 Storrs In Person O'Neill, Rachel 025 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1579 Storrs In Person Rasmussen, Theodore 026 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1580 Storrs In Person Silbart, Lawrence 030 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 1581 Storrs In Person Teschke, Carolyn 032 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 13522 Storrs In Person Zhang, Ping 037 Reg MoWe 4:00pm‑5:00pm
 15/30 BPB 130 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Fall 2020 3240 Storrs In Person Robinson, Victoria 038 Reg MoWeFr 9:05am‑9:55am
 15/30 BPB 131 3.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 3254 Storrs Online Bruno, Mary 041 Reg 3/5 No Room Required - Online 3.00 Graded Introduction to Biochemistry - 3 credits. Meets with MCB 2000 Lecture. Additional meeting times to be arranged.
Fall 2020 7454 Storrs Distance Learning Daggett, David 042 Reg MoWeFr 1:25pm‑2:15pm
 0/5 No Room Required - Online 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Meets with MCB 2210-001
Fall 2020 3326 Storrs Distance Learning Feldman, Kathleen 043 Reg TuTh 8:00am‑9:15am
 0/20 No Room Required - Online 3.00 Graded Fundamentals of Microbiology. Meets with MCB 2610 lecture. 3 credits
Fall 2020 3327 Storrs In Person Alder, Nathan 046 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Requires Independent Study Authorization Form.
Fall 2020 5721 Storrs Distance Learning Landin, Judith 047 Reg Th 12:55pm‑1:45pm
MoWeFr 10:10am‑11:10am
 0/10 No Room Required - Online
No Room Required - Online		 4.00 Graded Biochemistry - Meets with MCB 3010/5001 - 4 credits
Fall 2020 10804 Storrs In Person Zweifach, Adam 052 Reg Fr 4:30pm‑7:30pm
Sa 9:00am‑5:00pm
Su 9:00am‑5:00pm
 0/12 BCH 302
BCH 302
BCH 302		 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Course takes place as follows:; F TBD, 4:30 - 7:30 PM; ; Sa TBD, 9 AM - 5 PM;; Su TBD, 9 AM - 5 PM.; ; Contact elaine.mirkin@uconn.edu for permission number. MCB Professional Science Master's (PSM) students and MCB Professional Master's (PM) students have priority enrollment.
Fall 2020 6190 Storrs Distance Learning Zweifach, Adam
Heaslip, Aoife		 053 Reg TuTh 2:00pm‑3:15pm
 0/5 No Room Required - Online 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Combined with MCB 2215-001
Spring 2021 3995 Storrs In Person Alder, Nathan 001 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/15 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2550 Storrs In Person Alexandrescu, Andrei 002 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2551 Storrs In Person Campellone, Kenneth 003 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2552 Storrs In Person Cole, James 006 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2553 Storrs In Person Gage, Daniel 007 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2554 Storrs In Person Giardina, Charles 008 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 1/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2555 Storrs In Person Gogarten, Johann 009 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2556 Storrs In Person Graf, Joerg 010 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/20 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2557 Storrs In Person Nyholm, Spencer 011 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2558 Storrs In Person Knecht, David 014 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4901 Storrs In Person Milligan-Myhre, Kathryn 016 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/20 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2559 Storrs In Person Lee, Juliet 018 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2560 Storrs In Person Lynes, Michael 019 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2561 Storrs In Person Klassen, Jonathan 022 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2562 Storrs In Person O'Neill, Rachel 023 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2563 Storrs In Person Papke, Robertson 025 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2564 Storrs In Person Silbart, Lawrence 026 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2565 Storrs In Person Teschke, Carolyn 030 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 2566 Storrs In Person Zhang, Ping 033 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4014 Storrs In Person Goldhamer, David 035 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4015 Storrs Online Zhang, Ping 037 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/10 No Room Required - Online 3.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4196 Storrs Distance Learning Landin, Judith 043 Reg MoWeFr 11:15am‑12:05pm
 0/5 No Room Required - Online 3.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4209 Storrs Distance Learning Feldman, Kathleen 044 Reg TuTh 8:00am‑9:15am
 0/4 No Room Required - Online 3.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4221 Storrs In Person Rasmussen, Theodore 045 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4229 Storrs In Person Rosenberg, Daniel 046 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 17074 Storrs Distance Learning Rossi, Patricia 048 Reg MoWeFr 12:20pm‑1:10pm
 1/5 No Room Required - Online 3.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4319 Storrs In Person Robinson, Victoria 049 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 5943 Storrs Online Bruno, Mary 050 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/20 No Room Required - Online 3.00 Graded
Spring 2021 4368 Storrs In Person Nelson, Craig 052 Reg 12:00am‑12:00am
 0/5 No Room Required - Dept Space 1.00 - 6.00 Graded
Spring 2021 5450 Storrs Distance Learning Mellone, Barbara
Core, Leighton		 063 Reg TuTh 9:30am‑10:45am
 1/10 No Room Required - Online 3.00 Graded
Spring 2021 14006 Storrs In Person Robinson, Victoria 065 Reg Fr 4:30pm‑7:30pm
SaSu 9:00am‑5:00pm
 0/8 BPB 201
TLS 267		 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Class meets as follows: F 2/19/21, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM, BPB 201; Sa 2/20/21, 9 AM - 5 PM, TLS 267; Su 2/21/21, 9 AM - 5 PM
Contact Elaine.mirkin@uconn.edu for permission number. This course will introduce students to the basics of protein purification and characterization as well as the theory behind the methodology carried out in the laboratory portion of the course. Prerequisite requirement: MCB 5427 Introduction to Molecular Biology Techniques. Recommended preparation: a course in biochemistry or structural biology
Spring 2021 14007 Storrs In Person Robinson, Victoria 066 Reg Fr 4:30pm‑7:30pm
SaSu 9:00am‑5:00pm
 0/12 BPB 201
BPB 201		 1.00 - 6.00 Graded Class meets as follows: F 4/2/21, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM ; Sa 4/3/21, 9 AM - 5 PM ; Su 4/4/21, 9 AM - 5 PM
Contact elaine.mirkin@uconn.edu for permission number. Visualization, manipulation and interpretation of macromolecular structures including interdomain interactions, inhibitor design and potential binding sites for cofactors and cognate protein partners. Recommended preparation: a course in biochemistry or structural biology.