Fall 2016
Instructor: Shishi Luo
Office Hours: Thu 10-11am, 418 Evans Hall
This github contains the class materials for LS 88-3 Genomics and Data Science
If you have trouble obtaining some of the readings via the links, you can find the pdfs on the bcourses site.
##Calendar (subject to change)
| Date | Lecture | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | Intro 1: Let's start at the very beginning | Reading: Mystery of the devious defecator |
| Sep 6 | Intro 2: How is genetic data generated? | Lab: Exploratory analysis of genome sizes, Reading: Genetic tests to minimize chemotherapy |
| Sep 13 | HIV 1: The Berlin patient and the Mississippi baby | Readings: The following reviews on HIV/AIDs Nature Review Genetics review, The Lancet review |
| Sep 20 | HIV 2: The HIV genome | Lab: Starts and stops in the HIV genome |
| Sep 27 | HIV | |
| Oct 4 | HIV | |
| Oct 11 | Personal Genomics | Group project pre-proposal due at beginning of class. |
| Oct 18 | Personal Genomics | |
| Oct 25 | Personal Genomics | |
| Nov 1 | Buffer week | |
| Nov 8 | Forensics | |
| Nov 15 | Forensics | |
| Nov 22 | Forensics | |
| Nov 29 | Group presentations |
##Assessment
| Component | % of grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Participation | 25% | |
| Labs (completion only) | 25% | |
| 'Genomics & data science in the news' | 10% | presentation and write-up |
| Group project | 40% | written proposal (10%), final write-up and presentation (30%) |