GNA5010 - 2025 Schedule of Topics

2025 Unit Schedule

WeekLecturerSessions
1SKB

Seminar: Introduction to Unit

SKB

Workshop: Introduction to Unit.  Detailed intro to the Unit, assessments, background etc

Journal Club signups

2J. Barr

Seminar: Intro. to Biotechnology

SKB

Workshop: Journal Club

3J. Barr

Seminar:  Microbial Biotechnology and Phage Therapy

SKB

Workshop: Journal Club - paper presentations

Project Proposal: Topic Submission due

4J. Barr

Seminar:  Phage Biotechnology

SKB

Workshop: Journal Club - paper presentations

5J. Barr

Seminar: CRISPR and Genome Engineering

SKB

Workshop: Journal Club - paper presentations

6 

TEST 1.  No Seminar.

SKB

Workshop: Project  Proposal Progress Discussions, Peer Feedback, Ideas

Project  Proposal: Abstract Presentation and Written submissions due

7J. Bowman

Seminar: Apomixis

J. Barr

Lab:  Genetic Engineering 1

8J. Bowman

Seminar: Gene Drive

J. Barr

Lab:  Genetic Engineering 2

9SKB

Seminar:  Basic Gene Technology

J. Barr

Lab:  Genetic Engineering 3

Semester Break: 29th Sep to 3rd Oct

10SKB

Seminar: Gene Expression Analysis, Techniques, Methods etc

SKB

Lab:  Expression Analysis 1

Lab Report: Genome Engineering Due

11 

TEST 2.  No Seminar.

SKB

Lab:  Expression Analysis 2

12SKBUnit Revision
SKB/Barr J.

Project Proposal : presentations and written submission Due

Lab Report: Expression Analysis Due

Seminars:  Weeks 1 - 12

Workshops: Weeks 1 - 6

Practicals/Laboratory:  Weeks 7 - 12

The planned schedule of activities and assessments may be subjected to adjustments.  Please check Allocate+, Moodle posts and announcements in Seminars & Workshops.

Lecturers:  SKB - Sureshkumar Balasubramanian;  J. Barr - Jeremy Barr;  L. Bowman - John Bowman