Have you ever wondered exactly what CRISPR is? We'll explain it to you! This class will cover a lot: from the discovery and basic biology of CRISPR to the latest in gene editing research. We'll try to make it understandable, but also at a fairly deep level. There are a lot of subtopics we could cover, so we will send out a survey for what people want to hear about. This will primarily be a lecture-based class, but we'll leave ample time for discussion or questions.

Learn how directed evolution has allowed scientists to reprogram proteins and create new to nature molecular machines.

CRISPR-Cas9 is one of the hottest things in biology right now - do you want to be able to understand current research in the field? We'll cover a lot in this class: from the basics of DNA repair to the discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 to the latest in gene editing research. We'll try to make it understandable, but also at a fairly deep level. This will primarily be a lecture-based class, but we'll leave ample time for discussion or questions!

Have you ever wondered how all of the cool facts in your biology class were deduced? In this class, we'll focus on the central dogma and introduce you to some basic assays in molecular biology and some not-so-basic ones as well. Through discussion, we'll try to design and come up with ways to try and answer questions like "How does the 3D shape of the nucleus affect gene expression?" and "How do we know where a specific protein binds in the genome?"