ORAL BIOLOGY 579
SUMMER QUARTER 2007
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND ORAL HEALTH APPLICATIONS
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Room RR-134,
2 credits, SLN: 3131
This is a 6 week course beginning Tuesday June 26 that is designed as an introduction to molecular biology and recombinant DNA techniques, and its applications. It will discuss both basic concepts of molecular biology such as nucleic acid structure and function, RNA and protein synthesis, the human genome project and applications of molecular biology that are relevant to oral health and dentistry as well as biological sciences in general. There will be considerable discussion of genetic diseases that affect the oral tissues, as well as the biology of periodontal disease.
Lecture topics include:
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The genetic code
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Transcription and translation
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An introduction to the techniques used in
molecular biology (recombinant DNA techniques) including plasmids and DNA
cloning, restriction enzymes, PCR, DNA sequencing, microarrays, RNA
interference, and their applications
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The human genome project and its importance
for modern biology and human health
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The genetic basis of disease, with examples
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Applications of molecular biology to
dentistry and oral health, including how it has impacted our understanding of
periodontal disease and genetic diseases that affect the oral cavity
Instructors are Drs. Richard Presland, Whasun Chung, and
For more information please contact:
Dr. Richard Presland
Dept. of Oral Biology, Room B-147-g
(206) 543-5477
rp@u.washington.edu
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