Genetics

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• $795 (EDP 887497)

Paul Tarr, Ph.D., is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the California Institute of Technology, where he studies the metabolism and genetics of hormonal regulation of stem cell function. He has a strong interest in synthetic biology and fermentation reactions, and looks forward to sharing his 15 years of biochemistry and genetics research experience in academia to bring a current real-world perspective of the field. He obtained his bachelor's degree in biochemistry and doctorate in biological chemistry from UCLA.

Textbook(s) for this course: Introduction to Genetic Analysis
Author: Anthony J.F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Sean B. Carroll, John Doebley
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Edition: 10th
Publication Year: 2010
ISBN: 1429229438

AND Solutions Manual for Introduction to Genetic Analysis, by Griffiths et al.
Author: David Scott, Elaine A. Sia, Mirjana Brockett, William D. Fixsen, Diane K. Lavitt
Publisher: W.H. Freeman
Edition: 10th
Publication Year: 2011
ISBN: 1429232552

X143 (3 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)

45 hours CE credit: BRN provider 00226

An elective in the Certificate Program in the Essentials of Green Chemistry, in the Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program, and in the Professional Biomedical Sciences Program

Learn to integrate the most important concepts in classical and molecular genetics into an overall picture of what a gene is, how it functions, how it may be altered and how it is inherited. Study the molecular basis of gene function and mutation, Mendelian genetics, transmission systems, regulation of cellular processes, developmental genetics, cytoplasmic inheritance, population genetics and multifactoral inheritance. Learn about recent advances in biotechnology that have genetic implications, including the Human Genome Project and advances in genetic engineering technology.

Prerequisite: One year of college-level general biology for majors

Future-Term Courses and Enrollments

Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.

• Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
• Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in late May.
• Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.

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Sections Closed for Enrollment:

Belmont, Wed. Aug. 22, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings

NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.

• $860 (EDP 418160)

Steven Kelley, Ph.D., is an instructor at California State University, East Bay, and at Holy Names University. He has taught biostatistics, evolution, genetics, virology, oceanography and field ecology classes around the Bay Area and in Hawaii. Kelley has researched the evolution of sex using plants, the evolution of virulence in wild viruses and the causes of the pelagic fish decline in the San Francisco Bay.

Berkeley, Tues. Aug. 28, 6:30 pm, 14 meetings

NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.

• No fee (EDP 418582)

Instructor approval pending:Mike Rizzi, M.S., has been developing Internet, enterprise, and shrinkwrap software for more than 18 years. His experience includes Visual C++, C#, .NET, COM, ATL, MFC, Win32, HTML, XML, SOAP, MSMQ, MTS, STL and object-oriented analysis and design.

Berkeley, Tues. Aug. 28, 6:30 pm, 14 meetings

• 14 meetings
• Aug. 28 to Dec. 11: Tues., 6:30-9:45 pm (no meetings Sept. 11 and Oct. 30)
• Berkeley: 103 Genetics and Plant Biology Building, UC campus
• $860 (EDP 408617)

Mary Alice Yund, Ph.D., Extension Honored Instructor, has more than 15 years of academic research experience in developmental genetics at UC Berkeley. She has taught genetics at UC Berkeley and California State University, East Bay, and genetics, developmental biology, functional genomics and an introduction to biotechnology at UC Berkeley Extension.

Berkeley, Tues. Jan. 15, 6:30 pm, 14 meetings

• 14 meetings
• Jan. 15 to April 30: Tues., 6:30-9:45 pm (no meetings April 9 and March 26)
• Berkeley: 103 Genetics and Plant Biology Building, UC campus
• $860 (EDP 406744)

Mary Alice Yund, Ph.D., Extension Honored Instructor, has more than 15 years of academic research experience in developmental genetics at UC Berkeley. She has taught genetics at UC Berkeley and California State University, East Bay, and genetics, developmental biology, functional genomics and an introduction to biotechnology at UC Berkeley Extension.

Belmont, Wed. Jan. 16, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings

NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.

• $860 (EDP 416222)

Srinivas Garlapati, Ph.D., is an instructor at the University of San Francisco. He has more than 10 years of research experience studying the regulation of gene expression in protozoan parasites.