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Schedule

Date

Lecture
(subject to change)

Laboratory
(subject to change)

Assignments Due
(subject to change)

June 4 Course Overview and Project Goals,
BLAST and Homology
BLAST Lecture Notes
BLAST and Homology (PDF)
data file
pre-course survey and quiz
June 6 Introduction to Drosophila
Dot Chromosome Project
readings
Practice Annotation Problem 1 (PDF)
Dana fosmids at GEP
none
June 11 Gene Models Claim Research Projects,
Research Annotation Problem
none
June 13 Euchromatin and Heterochromatin
readings
Research Annotation Problem (PDF) none
June 18 Synteny Analysis
readings
Practice Annotation Problem 2 (PDF)
Dana fosmids at GEP
Research Results: Gene Finding (example)
(draft, electronic submission)
June 20   Research Annotation Problem Lightning Round Presentations
Research Results: Gene Finding (example)
(final, electronic submission)
June 25 Preparation of the GEP Annotation Report Research Annotation Problem
Annotation Instruction Sheet at GEP.
Annotation Strategy Guide at GEP.
none
June 27 Multiple Alignment
example
Research Annotation Problem none
July 2   Research Annotation Problem Research Results: Progress Report
(draft, electronic submission)
(examples: Hem, Aats-ile, Ten-m)
July 4 Independence Day
July 9   Research Annotation Problem Lightning Round Presentations
Research Results: Progress Report
(final, electronic submission)
(examples: Hem, Aats-ile, Ten-m)
July 11   Research Annotation Problem none
July 16 Human Genome Annotation Research Annotation
Human Genome Annotation (PDF, links)
none
July 18 Research Annotation
Human Genome Annotation
Review of GEP Annotation Reports
(draft, electronic submission)
July 23   Research Annotation
Human Genome Annotation
Review of GEP Annotation Reports
(final, electronic submission)
July 25   Presentations Final Project Presentations,
post-course survey
July 27 Saturday
Last Day of Classes
Final deadline for submission of
GEP Annotation Report
to Washington University