Lecturers

Term 1
Genetics A
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Susan Rosenberg / 713-798-6924 / S809 /
*Zheng Zhou / 713-798-6489 / 322B /
Richard Kelley / 713-798-4526 / T728 /
Method & Logic in Molecular Biology
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Graeme Mardon / 713-798-8731 / T222 /
Adam Kuspa / 713-798-8278 / S338A /
David Moore / 713-798-3313 / N61006 /
E. Zechiedrich / 713-798-5126 / 220A /
Gad Shaulsky / 713-798-8082 / S430 /
John Wilson / 713-798-5760 / T342 /
Richard Kelley / 713-798-4526 / T728 /
Rui Chen / 713-798-5194 / N1519 /
Scott Pletcher / 713-798-5524 / N803 /
Timothy Palzkill / 713-798-5609 / 223A /
Xiangwei He / 713-798-2093 / T926 /
Molecular Methods
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Hiram Gilbert / 713-798-5880 / 371A1 /
*Sarah Highlander / 713-798-6311 / 219A /
Jun Qin / 713-798-1507 / T303 /
Michael Metzker / 713-798-7565 / N1409 /
Xin-Hua Feng / 713-798-4756 / 137D /
Organization of the Cell
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Richard Sifers / 713-798-3169 / T228 /
*Steen Pedersen / 713-798-3888 / T428 /
Theodore Wensel / 713-798-6994 / N430 /
Xiangwei He / 713-798-2093 / T926 /
Zheng Zhou / 713-798-6489 / 322B /
Science as a Profession Term 1
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Hiram Gilbert / 713-798-5880 / 371A1 /
Barbara Slaughter / 713-798-6644 / N204 /
Bill Brinkley / 713-798-5263 / 204GA /
Scott Basinger / 713-798-4100 / N204D /
Term 2
Cancer
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Sharon Plon / 832-824-4251 / 120020 /
Francesco Demayo / 713-798-6241 / M725A /
Cell Division
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Shelley Sazer / 713-798-4531 / 375A /
John Wilson / 713-798-5760 / T342 /
Pumin Zhang / 713-798-1866 / T411 /
Xiangwei He / 713-798-2093 / T926 /
Development
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Armin Schumacher / 713-798-6865 / S803 /
Kathleen Mahon / 713-798-5550 / M804 /
Paul Overbeek / 713-798-6421 / N620.0 /
Ramiro Ramirez-Solis / 713-798-3454 / T903 /
Genetics B
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Graeme Mardon / 713-798-8731 / T222 /
*Tae-Ho Shin / 713-798-4683 / N604.0 /
Alison Bertuch / 832-824-4579 / 124008 /
Arthur Beaudet / 713-798-4795 / T619 /
Monica Justice / 713-798-5440 / S413A /
Science as a Profession-Ethics
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Hiram Gilbert / 713-798-5880 / 371A1 /
Barbara Slaughter / 713-798-6644 / N204 /
Bill Brinkley / 713-798-5263 / 204GA /
Lloyd Michael / 713-798-6825 / N104 /
Morey Haymond / 713-798-6776 / 7062 /
Term 3
Gene Regulation
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Jeffrey Rosen / 713-798-6210 / M638A /
Andrew Rice / 713-798-5774 / 824DB /
Bert O'Malley / 713-798-6205 / M613 /
Christophe Herman / 713-798-2126 / S909 /
Jiemin Wong / 713-798-6294 / M732 /
Richard Lloyd / 713-798-8993 / 860E /
Thomas Cooper / 713-798-3141 / 268B /
Immunology
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Biao Zheng / 713-798-8796 / N90305 /
David Spencer / 713-798-6475 / N903.0 /
Molecular Interactions
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*B Prasad / 713-798-5686 / N410 /
*Joseph Bryan / 713-798-4007 / 112C /
Steen Pedersen / 713-798-3888 / T428 /
Neuroscience
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Tony Pham / 713-798-9174 / M822A /
Term 4
Research Design
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Hiram Gilbert / 713-798-5880 / 371A1 /
*Michael Schmid / 713-798-5734 / N420 /
B Prasad / 713-798-5686 / N410 /
E. Zechiedrich / 713-798-5126 / 220A /
Joseph Bryan / 713-798-4007 / 112C /
Olivier Lichtarge / 713-798-5646 / T921 /
Structure of Macromolecules
FullName / Phone / Room / Email
*Michael Schmid / 713-798-5734 / N420 /
*Nancy Weigel / 713-798-6234 / M515 /
E. Zechiedrich / 713-798-5126 / 220A /
Francis Tsai / 713-798-8668 / 315BA /
Hiram Gilbert / 713-798-5880 / 371A1 /
Jun Qin / 713-798-1507 / T303 /
Olivier Lichtarge / 713-798-5646 / T921 /
Richard Sifers / 713-798-3169 / T228 /
Steven Ludtke / 713-798-9020 / N420 /
Theodore Wensel / 713-798-6994 / N430 /


Lecture Calendar

Term 1
Date / 10:00-12:00 / 1:15-2:15 / 2:30-3:30 / 1:00-4:00 / 5:15-6:30
Mon Jul 30 / MM1 / OC1
Tue Jul 31 / 1SP1
Wed Aug 01 / MM2 / OC2 / MMTA1
Thu Aug 02 / ML1 / OCTA1
Fri Aug 03 / MM3 / OC3
Mon Aug 06 / MM4 / OC4
Tue Aug 07 / ML2 / GA1 / 1SP2
Wed Aug 08 / MM5 / OC5 / OCTA2
Thu Aug 09 / ML3 / GA2
Fri Aug 10 / MM6 / OC6
Mon Aug 13 / MM7 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Aug 14 / ML4 / GA3 / 1SP3 / MMTA2
Wed Aug 15 / OC - Midterm Review 1:15-3:00
Thu Aug 16 / ML5 / OC - Midterm Exam 1:15-3:45
Fri Aug 17 / MM - Midterm Review 1:15-3:00
Mon Aug 20 / MM - Midterm Exam 1:15-3:45
Tue Aug 21 / ML6 / GA4 / 1SP4 / GATA1
Wed Aug 22 / MM8 / OC7
Thu Aug 23 / ML7 / GA5 / OCTA3
Fri Aug 24 / MM9 / OC8
Mon Aug 27 / MM10 / OC9
Tue Aug 28 / ML8 / GA6 / 1SP5 / MMTA3
Wed Aug 29 / MM11 / OC10 / OCTA4
Thu Aug 30 / ML9 / GA7
Fri Aug 31 / MM12 / OC11
Mon Sep 03 / Labor Day
Tue Sep 04 / ML10 / GA8 / 1SP6 / GATA2
Wed Sep 05 / MM13 / OC12 / OCTA5
Thu Sep 06 / ML11 / GA9
Fri Sep 07 / MM14 / OC13
Mon Sep 10 / MM15 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Sep 11 / ML12 / GA10 / 1SP7
Wed Sep 12 / MM16 / OC14 / MMTA4
Thu Sep 13 / ML13
Fri Sep 14 / MM17 / OC15
Mon Sep 17
Tue Sep 18 / ML14 / GA11 / 1SP8
Wed Sep 19 / OC ER
Thu Sep 20 / ML15 / OC - Final Exam 1:15-3:45 / MMTA5
Fri Sep 21 / MM - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Mon Sep 24 / MM - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Tue Sep 25 / GATA3
Wed Sep 26 / GA - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Thu Sep 27 / GA - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Fri Sep 28
Term 2
Date / 10:00-12:00 / 1:15-2:15 / 2:30-3:30 / 1:00-4:00 / 5:15-6:30
Mon Oct 08 / CD1
Tue Oct 09 / GB1 / 2SP1
Wed Oct 10 / CD2
Thu Oct 11 / GB2
Fri Oct 12 / CD3
Mon Oct 15 / CD4 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Oct 16 / GB3 / 2SP2 / CDTA1
Wed Oct 17 / CD5
Thu Oct 18 / GB4
Fri Oct 19 / CD6
Mon Oct 22 / GB5 / DE1 / CDTA2
Tue Oct 23 / GB6 / 2SP3 / GBTA1
Wed Oct 24 / CD - Midterm Review 1:15-3:00
Thu Oct 25 / CD - Midterm Exam 1:15-3:45
Fri Oct 26 / CD7 / DE2
Mon Oct 29 / CD8 / DE3 / GBTA2
Tue Oct 30 / GB7 / 2SP4
Wed Oct 31 / CD9 / DE4
Thu Nov 01 / GB8 / DETA1
Fri Nov 02 / CD10 / DE5
Mon Nov 05 / CD11 / DE6
Tue Nov 06 / GB9 / 2SP5 / GBTA3
Wed Nov 07 / CD12 / DE7 / CDTA3
Thu Nov 08 / GB10 / 2SP6
Fri Nov 09 / GB11 / DE8 / DETA2
Mon Nov 12 / CD - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Nov 13 / CD - Final Exam 1:15-3:45 / GBTA4
Wed Nov 14 / CA1 / DE9
Thu Nov 15 / GrdSymp
Fri Nov 16 / CA2 / DE10
Mon Nov 19 / CA3 / DE11
Tue Nov 20 / GB12 / 2SP7 / DETA3
Wed Nov 21 / CA4 / DE12
Thu Nov 22 / Thanksgiving
Fri Nov 23 / Thanksgiving
Mon Nov 26 / CA5 / DETA4
Tue Nov 27 / GB13 / 2SP8 / GBTA5
Wed Nov 28 / DE - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Thu Nov 29 / DE - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Fri Nov 30
Mon Dec 03
Tue Dec 04 / CA - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Wed Dec 05 / CA - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Thu Dec 06 / GB - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Fri Dec 07 / GB - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Term 3
Date / 10:00-12:00 / 1:15-2:15 / 2:30-3:30 / 1:00-4:00 / 5:15-6:30
Mon Dec 31 / NewYears
Tue Jan 01 / NE1 / MI1
Wed Jan 02 / GR1
Thu Jan 03 / NE2 / MI2 / NETA1
Fri Jan 04 / GR2 / MI3
Mon Jan 07 / GR3 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Jan 08 / NE3 / GRTA1
Wed Jan 09 / GR4 / MI4
Thu Jan 10 / NE4 / MI5 / MITA1
Fri Jan 11 / GR5 / MI6
Mon Jan 14 / MLKDay
Tue Jan 15 / NE5 / NETA2
Wed Jan 16 / GR6 / MI7
Thu Jan 17 / GR7 / MI8 / NETA3
Fri Jan 18 / GR8 / MI9
Mon Jan 21 / NE - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Tue Jan 22 / NE - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Wed Jan 23 / GR9 / MI10
Thu Jan 24 / GR10 / GRTA2
Fri Jan 25 / GR11 / MI11
Mon Jan 28
Tue Jan 29 / GR - Midterm Review 1:15-3:00 / MITA2
Wed Jan 30 / GR - Midterm Exam 1:15-3:45
Thu Jan 31 / GR12 / MI12
Fri Feb 01 / GR13
Mon Feb 04 / GR14 / MI13
Tue Feb 05 / MITA3
Wed Feb 06 / GR15 / MI14
Thu Feb 07 / GR16 / IM4 / GRTA3
Fri Feb 08 / GR17 / MI15 / IMTA1
Mon Feb 11 / GR18 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Feb 12 / IM5 / MITA4
Wed Feb 13 / MI - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Thu Feb 14 / MI - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Fri Feb 15 / GR19
Mon Feb 18 / PresDay
Tue Feb 19 / IM - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Wed Feb 20 / IM - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Thu Feb 21 / GR20 / IMTA2
Fri Feb 22 / DB Retreat
Mon Feb 25 / GR21
Tue Feb 26 / GRTA4
Wed Feb 27 / GR - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Thu Feb 28 / GR - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Fri Feb 29
Term 4
Date / 10:00-12:00 / 1:15-2:15 / 2:30-3:30 / 1:00-4:00 / 5:15-6:30
Mon Mar 10 / SM1 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Mar 11 / RD1
Wed Mar 12 / SM2
Thu Mar 13
Fri Mar 14 / SM3
Mon Mar 17 / SM4
Tue Mar 18 / RD2 / SMTA1
Wed Mar 19 / SM5
Thu Mar 20 / CareerDay
Fri Mar 21 / SM6
Mon Mar 24 / SM7
Tue Mar 25 / RD3
Wed Mar 26 / SM8
Thu Mar 27
Fri Mar 28 / SM9
Mon Mar 31 / SM10
Tue Apr 01 / RD4 / SMTA2
Wed Apr 02 / SM11
Thu Apr 03
Fri Apr 04 / GoodFri
Mon Apr 07 / SM12 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Apr 08 / RD5 / SMTA3
Wed Apr 09 / SM13
Thu Apr 10
Fri Apr 11 / SM14
Mon Apr 14 / SM15
Tue Apr 15 / RD6
Wed Apr 16 / SM16
Thu Apr 17
Fri Apr 18 / SM17
Mon Apr 21 / SM18
Tue Apr 22 / RD7
Wed Apr 23 / SM19
Thu Apr 24
Fri Apr 25 / SM20
Mon Apr 28
Tue Apr 29 / RD8
Wed Apr 30 / SMTA4
Thu May 01 / SM - Evaluation/Review 1:15-3:00
Fri May 02 / SM - Final Exam 1:15-3:45
Term 5
Date / 10:00-12:00 / 1:15-2:15 / 2:30-3:30 / 1:00-4:00 / 5:15-6:30
Mon May 12 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue May 13
Wed May 14
Thu May 15
Fri May 16
Mon May 19
Tue May 20
Wed May 21
Thu May 22
Fri May 23
Mon May 26 / MemDay
Tue May 27
Wed May 28
Thu May 29
Fri May 30
Mon Jun 02
Tue Jun 03
Wed Jun 04
Thu Jun 05
Fri Jun 06
Mon Jun 09 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Jun 10
Wed Jun 11
Thu Jun 12
Fri Jun 13
Mon Jun 16
Tue Jun 17
Wed Jun 18
Thu Jun 19
Fri Jun 20
Mon Jun 23
Tue Jun 24
Wed Jun 25
Thu Jun 26
Fri Jun 27
Mon Jun 30
Tue Jul 01
Wed Jul 02 / IndDay
Thu Jul 03
Fri Jul 04
Mon Jul 07 / Traber 2:30-5:30
Tue Jul 08
Wed Jul 09
Thu Jul 10
Fri Jul 11
Mon Jul 14
Tue Jul 15
Wed Jul 16
Thu Jul 17
Fri Jul 18


Lecture Schedule

Term 1
Genetics A
No / Date / Time / Lecture / Lecturer
1 / Tue Aug 07 / 1:15 / Principles, Model Systems and Nomenclature - Mendel's laws. The chromosomal basis of inheritance, definitions of genes, alleles, mutants. Sex linkage. Life cycles and nomenclature of key model systems. Haploid vs. diploid genetics, tetrad analysis in yeast. / Kelley
2 / Thu Aug 09 / 1:15 / Genetic Linkage - Building a genetic map based on recombination frequency. Ordering genes by three factor crosses. Ordering genes by deletion mapping. / Kelley
3 / Tue Aug 14 / 1:15 / Complementation - Complementation tests, allelism. Verification by linkage mapping. Genetic interactions of unlinked loci. Allelic series, penetrance, and expressivity. / Kelley
4 / Tue Aug 21 / 1:15 / Bacterial Genetics I - Genetic transmission: haploid and circular genomes, P1-transduction, F-factors, HFRs, conjugation. / Rosenberg
1 / Tue Aug 21 / 5:15 / GA-TA1 - General Genetic Principles
5 / Thu Aug 23 / 1:15 / Bacterial Genetics II - Phage lambda: lysis versus lysogeny, Campbell model of integration, site specific recombination, establishing repression, host factors, specialized transduction, induction. / Rosenberg
6 / Tue Aug 28 / 1:15 / Bacterial Genetics III - Phage lambda in recombination studies. / Rosenberg
7 / Thu Aug 30 / 1:15 / Bacterial Genetics IV - SOS response. / Rosenberg
8 / Tue Sep 04 / 1:15 / Genetic Screens Molecular Basis of the Phenotype - Conception and design of genetic screens. Verification and evaluation of results. Modern genetic philosophy and practice. Classes of mutations. / Zhou
2 / Tue Sep 04 / 5:15 / GA-TA2 - Bacterial Genetics
9 / Thu Sep 06 / 1:15 / Classes of mutations - Genetics as a study of how proteins interact, fold, and function. Nonsense suppression of null alleles. Partial loss of function alleles. Conditional alleles / Zhou
10 / Tue Sep 11 / 1:15 / Delineating a Pathway - How to identify genes that are functionally related to your favorite gene. Suppression analysis. Synthetic lethal mutants / Zhou
11 / Tue Sep 18 / 1:15 / Enhancer screens and Pathway Analysis - Enhancer screens. Epistasis grouping and epistasis analysis. Establishing the order of gene functions. / Zhou
3 / Tue Sep 25 / 5:15 / GA-TA3 - Phenotype, pathway analysis and genetics screens
Wed Sep 26 / 1:15 / Faculty Review -
Thu Sep 27 / 1:15 / Final Exam - 1:15-3:45 -
Method & Logic in Molecular Biology
No / Date / Time / Lecture / Lecturer
1 / Thu Aug 02 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Mardon
2 / Tue Aug 07 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Chen
3 / Thu Aug 09 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Shaulsky
5 / Thu Aug 16 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Kelley
6 / Tue Aug 21 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Moore
7 / Thu Aug 23 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Zechiedrich
8 / Tue Aug 28 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Kuspa
9 / Thu Aug 30 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / He
10 / Tue Sep 04 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Palzkill
11 / Thu Sep 06 / 10:00 / Method and Logic Meeting - / Pletcher