Biochemistry/Genetics 105: Molecular Biology (3). Prerequisites, undergraduate biochemistry or genetics, and organic chemistry. Techniques in molecular biology, mechanisms of replication, transcription, and translation of genetic material in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems; gene sequence and organization; regulatory mechanisms; and oncogenes. Fall.

Neurobiology 223B: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology: developmental neurobiology (2). Prerequisite, permission of instructor. The molecular and cellular basis for development of neurons and networks. Topics include the basic CNS embryogenesis, molecular basis of neurite extension and pathfinding, specification of cell fate, and synaptogenesis. Course meets for five weeks with six lecture hours per week.