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* '''[[DNA Microarray Analysis (academic course)|DNA Microarray Analysis]]'''
 
* '''[[DNA Microarray Analysis (academic course)|DNA Microarray Analysis]]'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Henrik Bjørn Nielsn  
 
** Professor: Dr. Henrik Bjørn Nielsn  
** Textbook: A Biologist's Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data.  
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** Textbook: ''A Biologist's Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data''.  
 
* '''[[Perl and Unix for Bioinformatics (academic course)|Perl and Unix for Bioinformatics]]'''
 
* '''[[Perl and Unix for Bioinformatics (academic course)|Perl and Unix for Bioinformatics]]'''
 
** Professor: Peter Wad Sackett  
 
** Professor: Peter Wad Sackett  
** Textbook: Learning Perl, Randal Schwartz and Tom Christiansen, O'Reilly, 3rd Edition.  
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** Textbook: ''Learning Perl'', Randal Schwartz and Tom Christiansen, O'Reilly, 3rd Edition.  
 
* '''[[Database Systems (academic course)|Database Systems]]'''
 
* '''[[Database Systems (academic course)|Database Systems]]'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Hans Bruun  
 
** Professor: Dr. Hans Bruun  
** Textbook: A First Course in Database Systems, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom Prentice Hall.  
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** Textbook: ''A First Course in Database Systems'', Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom Prentice Hall.  
 
* '''[[Molecular Evolution (academic course)|Molecular Evolution]]'''
 
* '''[[Molecular Evolution (academic course)|Molecular Evolution]]'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Anders Gorm Pedersen  
 
** Professor: Dr. Anders Gorm Pedersen  
** Textbook: Inferring Phylogenies, Joseph Felsenstein, Sinauer Associates, Inc. (2003).
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** Textbook: ''Inferring Phylogenies'', Joseph Felsenstein, Sinauer Associates, Inc. (2003).
  
 
==Academic Courses Taken (relating to MSc programme)==
 
==Academic Courses Taken (relating to MSc programme)==
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* '''Java Programming'''
 
* '''Java Programming'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Jens Thyge Kristensen  
 
** Professor: Dr. Jens Thyge Kristensen  
** Textbook: Object-Oriented Software Development Using Java, Xiaoping Jia, Addison-Wesley, 2nd Edition.  
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** Textbook: ''Object-Oriented Software Development Using Java'', Xiaoping Jia, Addison-Wesley, 2nd Edition.  
 
* '''Molecular Cell Biology'''
 
* '''Molecular Cell Biology'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Uffe Hasbro Mortensen and Dr. Ivan Mijakovic  
 
** Professor: Dr. Uffe Hasbro Mortensen and Dr. Ivan Mijakovic  
** Textbook: Molecular Cell Biology, Scott MP, Matsudaira P, Lodish H, Darnell J, Zipursky L, Kaiser CA, Berk A, and Krieger M. W. H. Freeman, 5th Edition (2003).  
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** Textbook: ''Molecular Cell Biology'', Scott MP, Matsudaira P, Lodish H, Darnell J, Zipursky L, Kaiser CA, Berk A, and Krieger M. W. H. Freeman, 5th Edition (2003).  
 
* '''Advanced Bioinformatics'''
 
* '''Advanced Bioinformatics'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Søren Brunak  
 
** Professor: Dr. Søren Brunak  
** Textbook: Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data, Knudsen S, 2nd Edition (2004).  
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** Textbook: ''Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data'', Knudsen S, 2nd Edition (2004).  
 
* '''Comparative Microbial Genomics: A Bioinformatics Approach'''
 
* '''Comparative Microbial Genomics: A Bioinformatics Approach'''
 
** Professor: Dr. David W. Ussery  
 
** Professor: Dr. David W. Ussery  
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* '''General Chemistry''' I, II, and III (+lab)
 
* '''General Chemistry''' I, II, and III (+lab)
 
** Professor: Dr. Bridgid Backus  
 
** Professor: Dr. Bridgid Backus  
** Textbook: General Chemistry, Darrell D. Ebbing and Steven D. Gammon, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 6th Edition (1999).  
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** Textbook: ''General Chemistry'', Darrell D. Ebbing and Steven D. Gammon, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 6th Edition (1999).  
 
* '''Organic Chemistry''' I, II, and III  
 
* '''Organic Chemistry''' I, II, and III  
 
** Professor: Dr. David Horne  
 
** Professor: Dr. David Horne  
** Textbook: Organic Chemistry, Paula Yurkanis Bruice, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 3rd Edition (2001).  
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** Textbook: ''Organic Chemistry'', Paula Yurkanis Bruice, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 3rd Edition (2001).  
 
* '''Experimental Chemistry''' I and II (+lab)  
 
* '''Experimental Chemistry''' I and II (+lab)  
 
** Professor: Dr. Christine Pastorek and Dr. John Loesor  
 
** Professor: Dr. Christine Pastorek and Dr. John Loesor  
** Textbook: Principles and Techniques for an Integrated Chemistry Laboratory, David A. Aikens, et. al., Waveland Press, Inc., Prospect Heights (1984).  
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** Textbook: ''Principles and Techniques for an Integrated Chemistry Laboratory'', David A. Aikens, et. al., Waveland Press, Inc., Prospect Heights (1984).  
 
* '''Physical Chemistry''' I, II, and III  
 
* '''Physical Chemistry''' I, II, and III  
 
** Professor: Dr. Glenn Evans  
 
** Professor: Dr. Glenn Evans  
** Textbook: Physical Chemistry, Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 7th Edition (2002).  
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** Textbook: ''Physical Chemistry'', Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 7th Edition (2002).  
 
*** Physical Chemistry I: Thermochemistry, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium
 
*** Physical Chemistry I: Thermochemistry, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium
 
*** Physical Chemistry II: Quantum Theory (Schrödinger equation), Atomic Structure, Spectroscopy (rotational and vibrational, electronic transitions, magnetic resonance)
 
*** Physical Chemistry II: Quantum Theory (Schrödinger equation), Atomic Structure, Spectroscopy (rotational and vibrational, electronic transitions, magnetic resonance)
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* '''[[Biochemistry (academic course)|Biochemistry]]''' I, II, and III (+lab)  
 
* '''[[Biochemistry (academic course)|Biochemistry]]''' I, II, and III (+lab)  
 
** Professor: Dr. Michael I. Schimerlik, Dr. Tory M. Hagen, Dr. Christopher K. Mathews, and Dr. George D. Pearson.  
 
** Professor: Dr. Michael I. Schimerlik, Dr. Tory M. Hagen, Dr. Christopher K. Mathews, and Dr. George D. Pearson.  
** Textbook: Biochemistry, Christopher K. Mathews, K. E. van Holde, and Kevin G. Ahern, Addison Wesley Longman, San Fransisco, 3rd Edition (2000).  
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** Textbook: ''Biochemistry'', Christopher K. Mathews, K. E. van Holde, and Kevin G. Ahern, Addison Wesley Longman, San Fransisco, 3rd Edition (2000).  
 
*** Biochemistry I: Energetics of Life (Thermodynamics, Chemical Reactions and Equilibrium), Nucleic Acids (Properties, Structure, Function), Protein Structure, Protein Function and Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Carbohydrates
 
*** Biochemistry I: Energetics of Life (Thermodynamics, Chemical Reactions and Equilibrium), Nucleic Acids (Properties, Structure, Function), Protein Structure, Protein Function and Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Carbohydrates
 
*** Biochemistry I-Laboratory: Biochemical Assays
 
*** Biochemistry I-Laboratory: Biochemical Assays
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* '''General Biology''' I, II, and III (+lab)  
 
* '''General Biology''' I, II, and III (+lab)  
 
** Professor: Richard Liebaert  
 
** Professor: Richard Liebaert  
** Textbook: Biology, Neil A. Campbell, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., Redwood City, 5th Edition (1999).  
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** Textbook: ''Biology'', Neil A. Campbell, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., Redwood City, 5th Edition (1999).  
 
* '''Molecular and Cellular Biology'''
 
* '''Molecular and Cellular Biology'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Charles R. Wert  
 
** Professor: Dr. Charles R. Wert  
** Textbook: Essential Cell Biology, Bruce Alberts, et. al., Garland Publishing, Inc. New York (1998).  
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** Textbook: ''Essential Cell Biology'', Bruce Alberts, et. al., Garland Publishing, Inc. New York (1998).  
 
* '''Genetics'''
 
* '''Genetics'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Carol Rivin  
 
** Professor: Dr. Carol Rivin  
** Textbook: Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, Leland H. Hartwell, et. al., McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Boston (2000).  
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** Textbook: ''Genetics: From Genes to Genomes'', Leland H. Hartwell, et. al., McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Boston (2000).  
 
* '''Evolution'''
 
* '''Evolution'''
 
** Professor: Dr. Stephan J. Arnold  
 
** Professor: Dr. Stephan J. Arnold  
** Textbook: Evolution: An Introduction, Stephen C. Stearns and Rolf F. Hoekstra, Oxford University Press, Oxford (2000).  
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** Textbook: ''Evolution: An Introduction'', Stephen C. Stearns and Rolf F. Hoekstra, Oxford University Press, Oxford (2000).  
 
* '''Physics with Calculus''' I, II, and III (+lab)  
 
* '''Physics with Calculus''' I, II, and III (+lab)  
 
** Professor: Dr. Henri Jansen, Dr. Carl A. Kocher, and Dr. Rubin H. Landau  
 
** Professor: Dr. Henri Jansen, Dr. Carl A. Kocher, and Dr. Rubin H. Landau  
** Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, 5th Edition (2000).  
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** Textbook: ''Physics for Scientists and Engineers'', Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, 5th Edition (2000).  
 
* '''[[Biophysics (academic course)|Biophysics]]''' I, II, and III  
 
* '''[[Biophysics (academic course)|Biophysics]]''' I, II, and III  
 
** Professor: Dr. P. Shing Ho, Dr. Victor Hsu, and Dr. P. Andrew Karplus  
 
** Professor: Dr. P. Shing Ho, Dr. Victor Hsu, and Dr. P. Andrew Karplus  
** Textbook: Physical Biochemistry, Kensal E. van Holde, W. Curtis Johnson, and P. Shing Ho, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (1998).  
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** Textbook: ''Physical Biochemistry'', Kensal E. van Holde, W. Curtis Johnson, and P. Shing Ho, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (1998).  
 
*** Biophysics I: Biological Macromolecules (Interactions, Environments, Symmetry, Structure), Molecular Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics (Structural Transitions in Polypeptides and Proteins, Structural Transitions in Polynucleotides and DNA, Nonregular Structures)
 
*** Biophysics I: Biological Macromolecules (Interactions, Environments, Symmetry, Structure), Molecular Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics (Structural Transitions in Polypeptides and Proteins, Structural Transitions in Polynucleotides and DNA, Nonregular Structures)
 
*** Biophysics II: Quantum Mechanics, Spectroscopy (Absorption, Linear and Circular Dichroism, Emisson, NMR)
 
*** Biophysics II: Quantum Mechanics, Spectroscopy (Absorption, Linear and Circular Dichroism, Emisson, NMR)

Revision as of 19:06, 26 December 2005

Academic Courses Currently Taking (relating to MSc programme)

  • DNA Microarray Analysis
    • Professor: Dr. Henrik Bjørn Nielsn
    • Textbook: A Biologist's Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data.
  • Perl and Unix for Bioinformatics
    • Professor: Peter Wad Sackett
    • Textbook: Learning Perl, Randal Schwartz and Tom Christiansen, O'Reilly, 3rd Edition.
  • Database Systems
    • Professor: Dr. Hans Bruun
    • Textbook: A First Course in Database Systems, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom Prentice Hall.
  • Molecular Evolution
    • Professor: Dr. Anders Gorm Pedersen
    • Textbook: Inferring Phylogenies, Joseph Felsenstein, Sinauer Associates, Inc. (2003).

Academic Courses Taken (relating to MSc programme)

  • Java Programming
    • Professor: Dr. Jens Thyge Kristensen
    • Textbook: Object-Oriented Software Development Using Java, Xiaoping Jia, Addison-Wesley, 2nd Edition.
  • Molecular Cell Biology
    • Professor: Dr. Uffe Hasbro Mortensen and Dr. Ivan Mijakovic
    • Textbook: Molecular Cell Biology, Scott MP, Matsudaira P, Lodish H, Darnell J, Zipursky L, Kaiser CA, Berk A, and Krieger M. W. H. Freeman, 5th Edition (2003).
  • Advanced Bioinformatics
    • Professor: Dr. Søren Brunak
    • Textbook: Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data, Knudsen S, 2nd Edition (2004).
  • Comparative Microbial Genomics: A Bioinformatics Approach
    • Professor: Dr. David W. Ussery

Academic Courses Taken (relating to BSc degree)

  • General Chemistry I, II, and III (+lab)
    • Professor: Dr. Bridgid Backus
    • Textbook: General Chemistry, Darrell D. Ebbing and Steven D. Gammon, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 6th Edition (1999).
  • Organic Chemistry I, II, and III
    • Professor: Dr. David Horne
    • Textbook: Organic Chemistry, Paula Yurkanis Bruice, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 3rd Edition (2001).
  • Experimental Chemistry I and II (+lab)
    • Professor: Dr. Christine Pastorek and Dr. John Loesor
    • Textbook: Principles and Techniques for an Integrated Chemistry Laboratory, David A. Aikens, et. al., Waveland Press, Inc., Prospect Heights (1984).
  • Physical Chemistry I, II, and III
    • Professor: Dr. Glenn Evans
    • Textbook: Physical Chemistry, Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 7th Edition (2002).
      • Physical Chemistry I: Thermochemistry, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium
      • Physical Chemistry II: Quantum Theory (Schrödinger equation), Atomic Structure, Spectroscopy (rotational and vibrational, electronic transitions, magnetic resonance)
      • Physical Chemistry III: Statistical Thermodynamics, Molecular Interactions, Macromolecules and Aggregates, Kinetics and Molecular Reaction Dynamics)
  • Biochemistry I, II, and III (+lab)
    • Professor: Dr. Michael I. Schimerlik, Dr. Tory M. Hagen, Dr. Christopher K. Mathews, and Dr. George D. Pearson.
    • Textbook: Biochemistry, Christopher K. Mathews, K. E. van Holde, and Kevin G. Ahern, Addison Wesley Longman, San Fransisco, 3rd Edition (2000).
      • Biochemistry I: Energetics of Life (Thermodynamics, Chemical Reactions and Equilibrium), Nucleic Acids (Properties, Structure, Function), Protein Structure, Protein Function and Evolution, Protein Dynamics, Carbohydrates
      • Biochemistry I-Laboratory: Biochemical Assays
      • Biochemistry II: Lipids, Membranes, Cellular Transport, Enzymes, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Oxidative Processes, Photosynthesis, Lipid Metabolism, Metabolism of Nitrogenous Compounds, Nucleotide Metabolism, Metabolic Coordination/Control/Signal Transduction
      • Biochemistry II-Laboratory: Molecular Biology
      • Biochemistry III: Information Copying (Replication), Restriction, Repair, Recombination, Rearrangement, Amplification, Transcription, Translation, Expression
      • Biochemistry III-Laboratory: Radioactivity
  • General Biology I, II, and III (+lab)
    • Professor: Richard Liebaert
    • Textbook: Biology, Neil A. Campbell, The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc., Redwood City, 5th Edition (1999).
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • Professor: Dr. Charles R. Wert
    • Textbook: Essential Cell Biology, Bruce Alberts, et. al., Garland Publishing, Inc. New York (1998).
  • Genetics
    • Professor: Dr. Carol Rivin
    • Textbook: Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, Leland H. Hartwell, et. al., McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Boston (2000).
  • Evolution
    • Professor: Dr. Stephan J. Arnold
    • Textbook: Evolution: An Introduction, Stephen C. Stearns and Rolf F. Hoekstra, Oxford University Press, Oxford (2000).
  • Physics with Calculus I, II, and III (+lab)
    • Professor: Dr. Henri Jansen, Dr. Carl A. Kocher, and Dr. Rubin H. Landau
    • Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, 5th Edition (2000).
  • Biophysics I, II, and III
    • Professor: Dr. P. Shing Ho, Dr. Victor Hsu, and Dr. P. Andrew Karplus
    • Textbook: Physical Biochemistry, Kensal E. van Holde, W. Curtis Johnson, and P. Shing Ho, Prentice Hall, New Jersey (1998).
      • Biophysics I: Biological Macromolecules (Interactions, Environments, Symmetry, Structure), Molecular Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics (Structural Transitions in Polypeptides and Proteins, Structural Transitions in Polynucleotides and DNA, Nonregular Structures)
      • Biophysics II: Quantum Mechanics, Spectroscopy (Absorption, Linear and Circular Dichroism, Emisson, NMR)
      • Biophysics III: Macromolecular Structure Determination, X-ray Crystallography, Hydrogen Exchange (Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Structure), Atomic Force Microscopy, Mass Spectroscopy, Protein Folding
  • Calculus I: Differential Calculus
  • Calculus II: Integral Calculus
  • Calculus III: Infinite Series and Sequences
  • Calculus IV: Vector Calculus
  • Calculus V: Differential Equations
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Chemical Information
  • Introduction to C Programming
  • Introduction to Web Authoring

Academic Courses (not relating to degrees)

  • Communication: Interpersonal
  • Economics: Introduction to Microeconomics
  • English: Literature of the Western Civilisation
  • Writing: English Composition I
  • Writing: English Composition III
  • Geography: Geography of Africa and the Middle East
  • Geography: Population Geography
  • History: History of the United States of America – Colonial Period
  • Philosophy: Ethics
  • Philosophy: Great Ideas in Philosophy
  • Political Science: Introduction to U.S. Government & Politics
  • German: Year I, II, and III
  • German Conversation: Level I, II, and III
  • German Culture
  • Health: Emergency First Aid
  • Health: Lifetime Wellness
  • Physical Activity: Karate
  • Physical Activity: Jogging
  • Theatre Arts: Improvisation