Bio 113/244 : winter quarter 2006

Welcome to Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution! This course is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in understanding how genes and genomes evolve.  The course aims to introduce students to basic theory of population genetics and molecular evolution, and shows how molecular data are interpreted within this framework.
   Instructor:
Dmitri Petrov (dpetrov@stanford.edu)

   Teaching Assistants:
Michael Macpherson (macpherson@stanford.edu)
Mikhail Lipatov (lipatov@stanford.edu)

   Time:
Monday & Wednesday 2:15pm - 3:30pm

   Location:
380-380Y

   Office Hours:
Mike Macpherson: Wednesday 11 - 12, Friday 2 - 3: Herrin 449
Misha Lipatov: Tuesday 10 - 12: Herrin 355
Dmitri Petrov: Tuesday 3:30 - 5: Herrin 352-B


This class involves mandatory attendance of two lectures and one section a week, a midterm and a final. In preparation for the exams, students are encouraged to solve problem sets that will not be graded, but the solutions for which will be provided. The class uses two text books and several scientific articles as reading materials. For more detailed information concerning these and other issues, please see the syllabus at the link below. Links to problem sets, solution sets, and the exams will be populated in the course of the class as those materials become available.
[Study Aids] [Term Paper] [Syllabus] [Problem Sets] [Solution Sets] [Exams] [Sections]

This site is maintained by Misha Lipatov, lipatov@stanford.edu
Last update: March 2006