Gene Discovery Course 2006

GEN 730: Gene Discovery
Three credit hours
Dates: July 9-15, 2006
Location: Clemson University
Fee: $100 per participant (includes course costs). A National Science Foundation grant subsidizes the remaining course costs, including tuition, books, and room and board.
Instructors: Dr. Dorrie Main, Dr. Bert Abbott and Dr. Bob Ballard
Contact: Renea Hardwick (864-656-3060, crenea@clemson.edu)

For more detailed information, download the flyer for this course.

This course is designed for in-service high school teachers and public service agents who want a basic knowledge of genomics and bioinformatics. Ever wonder what makes you tick? It’s all about genes, and this course is about genes – what they are, how you discover them, and how you figure out what they do. Start out by learning the basic tools and techniques of DNA science such as cloning and DNA sequencing. Follow this by exploring powerful genetic tools such as genomic projects, gene mapping, and microarrays. Learn how to study and compare the information coded in genomes by mining genetic databases using the tools of bioinformatics. If you are interested in learning up to date techniques and applications of modern genomic biology than this one week course is for you. Each participant is required to develop a curriculum lesson for teaching some aspect of this course at the high school grade level. The lesson will include laboratory, classroom, and/or Internet components and will target appropriate State Department of Education Science Standards.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest that includes each of the following:
Abrief description of educational background and current teaching level/subjects
All home and school contact information (address, phone, fax, and email addresses for home and school)
A letter of recommendation from a supervisor.

These materials should be sent to Clemson University, Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Attn: Renea Hardwick, 100 Jordan Hall, Box 340324, Clemson SC 29634. Applications are due by May 1, 2006.