EEMB 1105 — Foundations in Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ADNUpath NDusually offered: springtypical days: ThBostonTraditional
Introduces students to the foundational principles of molecular ecology with an emphasis on applications of high-throughput sequencing techniques to answer questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. Covers foundational topics in ecological and evolutionary genomics (central dogma, structure of nucleic acids, genetic variation, tools in molecular ecology, understanding genomes, and genomics). Practical skills development includes clean technique and proper bench skills; basic command line programming; understanding, quantifying, and analyzing sequence variation; and visualizing genomic data for formal scientific presentations.
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 11 | 30 | 37% | 19.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 65% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 17 | 30 | 57% | 13.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 38% · W 0% · Th 62% · F 38%
Common patterns: R (62% of sections), TF (38% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Jennifer Bowen (76% of students) · reviews
- Lori Chekal (24% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
BIOL 2301, EEMB 2610, EEMB 3600, INMI 2300
Courses that list EEMB 1105 in their prerequisites.
Links
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