FST 504: Food Biotechnology Description: 3 credits lecture, Location: NCFST Building 91; Mondays & Wednesdays 5:00-7:30 PM June 05 to July 31 Required textbook: Introduction to Food Biotechnology by Perry Johnson-Green (2002) CRC Press. ISBN: 0849311527. Class handouts are available at Illinois Tech Blackboard Mid-term exam (20%) & Final exam (40%) & Term paper: 15-30 pages (20%) & presentation (20%). Term paper topics will be assigned by the date of mid-term exam. Grading Scale: A >=90%; B 80-89%; C 70-79%; D 60-69%; F <60% Lecture 1. Introduction to food biotechnology; 2. Tools in food biotech; 3. Gene cloning & recombinant proteins; 4. Plant biotechnology; 5. Animal biotechnology; 6. Molecular diagnostics; 7. Cell culture & foods; 8. Industrial cell cultures; 9. Ethics, safety & regulation, 10. Bioinformatics in food technology.
BIOL562: Functional Genomics Description: 3 credits lecture Instructor: Wei Zhang, Ph.D. Assist. Prof. of Biology Location: Stuart Building, IIT Main Campus Wednesdays 6:25- 9:05PM August 24 to December 12, 2006 Textbook required: Genomes 3 by Terry A. Brown (2006) Garland Science Publishing ISBN: 0815341385 Mid-term exam (40%) & Final exam (40%) & Term paper: 15-30 pages (20%). Term paper topics will be assigned by the date of mid-term exam. Grading Scale: A >=90%; B 80-89%; C 70-79%; D 60-69%; F <60% Lecture 1. Genomes, Transcriptomes, & Proteomes Lecture 2. Studying DNA Lecture 3. Mapping Genomes Lecture 4. Sequencing Genomes Lecture 5. Understanding a Genome Sequence Lecture 6. How Genome Functions Lecture 7. Eukaryotic Nuclear Genomes Lecture 8. Genomes of Prokaryotes & Organelles Lecture 9. Virus Genomes & Mobile Genetic Elements Lecture 10. Accessing the Genome Lecture 11. Assembly of the Transcription Complex Lecture 12. Review for Midterm Exam Midterm Exam Lecture 13. Synthesis & Processing of RNA Lecture 14. Synthesis & Processing of Proteome Lecture 15. Genome Replication Lecture 16. Mutations & DNA Repair Lecture 17. Recombination Lecture 18. How Genomes Evolve Lecture 19. Molecular Phylogenetics-1 Lecture 20. Molecular Phylogenetics-2 Lecture 21. DNA Microarray Analysis Lecture 22. Pathogenomics of Salmonella Lecture 23. Pathogenomics of Listeria Lecture 24. Review for Final Exam Final Exam & Term Paper Due	BIOL562 Syllabus