CSC 2431 Topics in Computational Molecular
Biology
Fall 2008 - Course Webpage
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Course Announcements:
Instructor:
Ryan Lilien; email: csc2431
<<at>> cs <dot> toronto
<dot> edu
Lectures: Wednesdays 10-12noon, Bahen B26
Office Hours: Mondays 4-5:30p, please email ahead
of
time, Pratt
286A
Text: No textbook. Readings from the
primary
literature
Course Information Sheet (here)
A list of useful Biological Terms
AMAZING MOVIE:The Inner Life of the Cell (Yes, these things actually happen!)
| Week | Topic |
| 1 (10/9) | Introductory Biology |
| 2 (17/9) | Intro to 3 Problems (Synonymous Codon Bias, Protein
Structure Analysis, Structure Based Drug Design) Students select problem groups |
| 3 (24/9) | Special Topics Lectures (10:10am Zhaolei Zhang, 11:10am
Marcus Brubaker) |
| 4 (1/10) | Introduction and Background Discussion: Synonymous Codon Bias |
| 5 (8/10) | Introduction and Background Discussion: Protein Structure Analysis |
| 6 (15/10) | No class |
| 7 (22/10) | Introduction and Background Discussion: Structure Based Drug Design |
| 8 (29/10) | Advanced Papers and Topics: Synonymous Codon Bias |
| 9 (5/11) | Advanced Papers and Topics: Protein Structure Analysis |
| 10 (12/11) | Advanced Papers and Topics: Structure Based Drug Design |
| 11 (19/11) | Hours 1 and 2: Brainstorming and Crazy Proposals: Synonymous Codon Bias |
| 12 (26/11) | Special Session: Active Site Alignment - Abraham Heifets |
| 13 (3/12) | Hour 1: Brainstorming and Crazy Proposals: Protein Structure
Analysis Hour 2: Brainstorming and Crazy Proposals: Structure Based Drug Design |