LS3-2, W05
C. Lin,
Life Science 3 (LS3-2)
Introduction to Molecular Biology
Winter 2005 (January 3 – March 16)
Instructor:
Professor Chentao Lin,
Office: 3317 Life Science Building (LSB),
Phone: 310-206-9576, email: clin@mcdb.ucla.edu
Homepage: http://www.lifesci.ucla.edu/mcdbio/Faculty/Lin/
Lectures
Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00 am - 3:15 pm, Franz 1178
Office hours:
Tuesday and Thursday,
3:30-4:45pm, Tuesday and Thursday, or walk in at any time (better in
pm). LSB 3317
Text:
“Molecular Cell Biology” (2004) by Lodish, et. al.
Supplemented by handouts and http://www.google.com/
Course Web site:
http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/classes/winter05/
--Lecture slides, grades, and announcements.
-- Please email questions to Dr. Lin or your TA directly
Lab & discussion Sections: Lab (wk 1, 3, 5, 6, 9) and discussion sections (wk 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
will be lead by Dr. Gaston Pfluegl (Gaston@lsic.ucla.edu, 794-4113), and TAs. See the “LS3
lab manual” for details of the lab sections.
Teaching Assistants:
Dmitry Tulchinsky,
Jin Xu,
Jeremy Burton,
Christopher Park,
Sara Tajyar,
Mitsuko Yamamoto,
Cecilia Chan,
Administration:
Exams & Grading:
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dmitryt@seas.ucla.edu
jin_xu19@yahoo.com
jbburton@ucla.edu
ccpark@ucla.edu
stajyar@microbio.ucla.edu
mlyamamoto@mednet.ucla.edu
CYChan@mednet.ucla.edu
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437-9849.
Please address all administrative problems to
Tammy Johnson (825-8445) or Mark Gray (825-6614)
In “Life Science Core Curriculum Office”: LSB2305
Laboratory:
Midterm (Thur. 2/3, normal class time)
Final (Tue, 22/3, 6:30PM-9:30PM)
100pts
150pts
250pts
20%
30%
50%
Tests are closed book and will cover material from lectures and required readings.
In case you are unable to take an exam, you must contact the Life Science Core Curriculum
Office before the examination.
LS3-2 (W2005) Syllabus
Week #Lecture
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Date
Topics
Reading
1
Thursday, 1/6/05
Introduction
Chapter 1, 2, page 1-59,
2
Tuesday, 1/11
Protein structure
Chapter 3, page 59-100
3
Thursday, 1/13
Protein function
4
Tuesday, 1/18
Protein analysis
5
Thursday, 1/20
DNA and RNA structures
6
Tuesday, 1/25
Gene structure and and transcription
7
Thursday, 1/27
Translation
8
Tuesday, 2/1
DNA replication (I)
9
Thursday, 2/3
Midterm
10
Tuesday , 2/8
DNA replication (II)
Chapter 23, page 961-970
11
Tuesday 2/10
Molecular biology techniques I
Chapter 9, page 351-403
12
Tuesday 2/15
Molecular biology techniques II
13
Thursday, 2/17
Molecular biology techniques III
14
Tuesday 2/22
Genome structure I
15
Thursday, 2/24
Genome structure II
16
Tuesday 3/1
Eukarypotic Transcription I
17
Thursday, 3/3
Eukarypotic Transcription II
18
Tuesday 3/8
Post-transcriptional regulation I
19
Thursday, 3/10
Post-transcriptional regulation II
20
Tuesday 3/15
Review
Tuesday, 22/3/05
Final Exam (6:30PM - 9:30PM)
Location TBA
11
Chapter 4, page 101-145
Chapter 10, page 405-449
Chapter 11, page 447-491
Chapter 12, page 493-531
Winter 2005
Life Sciences 3.2
Dis rooms
YHS Lab rooms
M
Lin
MS 3915G
MS 3915H
SH 2834
MS 3915G
MS 3915H
SH 2834
MS 3915G
MS 3915H
SH 2834
MS 3915G
MS 3915H
2336
2370
2379
2336
2370
2379
2336
2370
2379
2336
2370
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
8:00
9:00
2C
2G
2J
8-10:50
8-10:50
YH 2336
YH 2370
SARA
CHRIS
Friday
9-11:50
10:00
YH 2336
2D
10-12:50
11:00
CHRIS
YH 2379
2M
10-12:50
2H
2K
11-1:50
11-1:50
YH 2370
12:00
LYNN
YH 2336
YH 2370
DMITRY
1:00
2E
SARA
DMITRY
2N
1-3:50
2:00
1-3:50
YH 2379
LECTURE
LECTURE
FRANZ 1178
FRANZ 1178
3:00
4:00
YH 2370
JIN
DMITRY
2A
2B
2F
2I
2L
4-6:50
4-6:50
4-6:50
4-6:50
4-6:50
5:00
YH 2370
YH 2379
YH 2379
YH 2336
YH 2370
6:00
LYNN
JIN
CECILIA
CECILIA
DMITRY
7:00
1/5/05
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Life Sciences 3.2
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SH 2834
2379
Friday
2O
10-12:50
YH 2379
JEREMY
2P
1-3:50
YH 2379
JEREMY
1/5/05
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