GENE 25SI: The Art and Science of Beer
Colloquium-style lecture series. Topics include: basics of beer brewing, the science behind the brew, history of beer brewing, government regulation, regional traditions and techniques, American micro-brewing. Includes hands-on brewing experience.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 1
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
GENE 104Q: Law and the Biosciences
Preference to sophomores. Focus is on human genetics; also assisted reproduction and neuroscience. Topics include forensic use of DNA, genetic testing, genetic discrimination, eugenics, cloning, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, neuroscientific methods of lie detection, and genetic or neuroscience enhancement. Student presentations on research paper conclusions.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: Writing2
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Greely, H. (PI)
GENE 109Q: Genomics: A Technical and Cultural Revolution (BIOMEDIN 109Q)
Preference to sophomores. Concepts of genomics, high-throughput methods of data collection, and computational approaches to analysis of data. The social, ethical, and economic implications of genomic science. Students may focus on computational or social aspects of genomics.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: Writing2
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
GENE 199: Undergraduate Research
Students undertake investigations sponsored by individual faculty members. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
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Units: 1-18
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Altman, R. (PI)
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Baker, J. (PI)
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Brown, P. (PI)
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Brunet, A. (PI)
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Bustamante, C. (PI)
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Calos, M. (PI)
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Cherry, J. (PI)
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Cohen, S. (PI)
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Fire, A. (PI)
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Francke, U. (PI)
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Fuller, M. (PI)
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Gitler, A. (PI)
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Greenleaf, W. (PI)
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Herzenberg, L. (PI)
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Herzenberg, L. (PI)
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Kim, S. (PI)
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Li, J. (PI)
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Lipsick, J. (PI)
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Ormond, K. (PI)
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Pringle, J. (PI)
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Quake, S. (PI)
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Sage, J. (PI)
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Sherlock, G. (PI)
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Sidow, A. (PI)
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Snyder, M. (PI)
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Tang, H. (PI)
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Villeneuve, A. (PI)
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Vollrath, D. (PI)
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Winslow, M. (PI)
GENE 200: Genetics and Developmental Biology Training Camp (DBIO 200)
Open to first year Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology students, to others with consent of instructors. Introduction to basic manipulations, both experimental and conceptual, in genetics and developmental biology.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 1
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Fire, A. (PI)
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Greenleaf, W. (PI)
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Kingsley, D. (PI)
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Li, J. (PI)
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Montgomery, S. (PI)
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Vollrath, D. (PI)
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Winslow, M. (PI)
GENE 202: Human Genetics
Utilizes lectures and small group discussions to develop a working knowlege of human genetics as applicable to clinical medicine and research. Basic principles of inheritance, risk assessment, and population genetics, illustrated by using clinical examples drawn from diverse areas of medical genetics practice including prenatal, pediatric, adult and cancer genetics. Practical aspects of molecular and cytogenetic diagnostic methods emphasized. Existing and emerging treatment strategies for single gene disorders also covered. Prerequisites: biochemistry; basic genetics.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 4
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Grading: Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Instructors:
Bernstein, J. (PI)
GENE 205: Advanced Genetics
For PhD students in any of the Biosciences Departments and Programs at Stanford University. Emphasis on developing the ability to solve problems using genetic ideas and methods, to understand the nature and reliability of genetic inference, and to apply genetic reasoning to biological research. Weekly paper discussions based on original research papers that define or illustrate the ideas and techniques covered in the lecture.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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Grading: Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Instructors:
Bustamante, C. (PI)
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Fire, A. (PI)
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Pringle, J. (PI)
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Villeneuve, A. (PI)
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Instructors:
Bustamante, C. (PI)
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Fire, A. (PI)
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Pringle, J. (PI)
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Villeneuve, A. (PI)
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Winslow, M. (PI)
GENE 206: Epigenetics (BIO 156, BIO 256, PATH 206)
For graduate students in the Biosciences and upper level Biology undergraduates. Mechanisms by which phenotypes not determined by the DNA sequence are stably inherited in successive cell divisions. From the discovery of position-effect variegation in Drosophila in the 1920s to present-day studies of covalent modifications of histones and DNA methylation. Topics include: position effect, gene silencing, heterochromatin, centromere identity, genomic imprinting, histone code, variant histones, and the role of epigenetics in cancer. Prerequisite: BIO41 and
BIO42 , or
GENE 203, or consent of instructor.
Terms: alternate years, given next year
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Units: 2
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
GENE 209: Current Topics in Human, Population, and Statistical Genomics
Intensive seminar/workshop. Topics, drawn from current and past literature, may include: assessing and population genetic analysis of genomic variation; genome-to-phenome mapping; reconstructing demographic history from genome sequence data; domestication genomics; host-pathogen genome evolution; detecting signatures of selection; experimental design in human genetics; linkage and association mapping; ethical and social issues in human, plant, and animal genetics research. Emphasis on analysis and logic or experimental and observational genomics research. Faculty-led discussion with evaluation of response papers, problem sets, and intensive course project. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 2
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Instructors:
Bustamante, C. (PI)
GENE 210: Genomics and Personalized Medicine (DBIO 220)
Principles of genetics underlying associations between genetic variants and disease susceptibility and drug response. Topics include: genetic and environmental risk factors for complex genetic disorders; design and interpretation of genome-wide association studies; pharmacogenetics; full genome sequencing for disease gene discovery; population structure and genetic ancestry; use of personal genetic information in clinical medicine; ethical, legal, and social issues with personal genetic testing. Hands-on workshop making use of personal or publicly available genetic data. Prerequisite:
GENE 202,
Gene 203 or
BIOS 200.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3
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Grading: Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Instructors:
Gitler, A. (PI)
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Kim, S. (PI)
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Daneshjou, R. (TA)
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Ramaswami, G. (TA)
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Instructors:
Gitler, A. (PI)
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Kim, S. (PI)
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Daneshjou, R. (TA)
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Ramaswami, G. (TA)