Instructor: Dr. Marty Yanofsky
Time: 1:00-1:50 PM
Place: 4418 YORK

Course Description:

Techniques in plant cell and tissue culture, plant transformation, genetic selection and screening of mutants, host pathogen interactions, gene regulation, organelle isolation, membrane transport. Two hours of lecture and eight hours of laboratory each week. In addition to the formal lab hours, there will be at least eight hours in which students will be required to work in the class laboratory to complete experiments and prepare for presentations. Prerequisite: upper-division standing; BICD 120 strongly recommended. Attendance at the first lecture/lab is required. Nonattendance will result in the student’s being dropped from the course roster. It is the student’s responsibility to officially drop the course.