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Conj 537 Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation: Class Schedule

A five week graduate survey course concentrating on biochemical mechanisms of gene transcription.

Time & Location

Autumn Quarter 2024

1.5 credits, weeks 6-10 (Nov 3 - Dec 6)

Tuesdays and Thursdays

Times: 1:40-3:00

Place: Fred Hutch B1-076 (Weintraub building)

Course Description

A five week graduate survey course concentrating on biochemical mechanisms of gene transcription. The course will cover broad range of transcriptional regulation including: Mechanisms of transcriptional initiation (Steve Hahn); Regulation of transcription by chromatin (Toshio Tsukiyama); Chromatin dysregulation in cancer (Sita Kugel); Chromatin control during infection (Daphne Avgousti.

Lecture Schedule

Lecture dates, topics and lecturer are listed below. Copies of all the readings are available in the eReserves (select the tab above).

Lecture slides will be ready for downloading by the day of the lecture and can also be found in eReserves.

A copy of the entire lecture schedule is available for download above.

Lecture 1 - Nov 5, 2024

RNA polymerases and transcription mechanisms
Steve Hahn

 

Lecture 2 - Nov 7 2024

Regulation of transcription elongation
Steve Hahn

Lecture 3 - Nov 12, 2024

Topics in transcriptional regulation

Steve Hahn

Homework #1 to be handed out (due 11/19/2024)

Lecture 4 - Nov 14, 2024

Chromatin and transcription: General overview
Toshi Tsukiyama

 

Lecture 5 - Nov 19, 2024

Histone modifying enzymes

Toshi Tsukiyama

Homework 1 Due

 

 

Lecture 6 - Nov 21, 2024

ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling factors
Toshi Tsukiyama

Homework #2 to be handed out (due 12/3/2024)

lecture 7 - Nov 26, 2024

Structural basis of the transcriptional regulation in chromatin
Yasu Arimura

 

 

 

Lecture 8 - Dec 03, 2024

A Brief History of Transcriptomics Techniques
Sanjay Srivastan​​​​​​

Homework #2 due

Lecture 9 - Dec 05, 2024

Translation and its control
Chris Lapointe

 

 

Course Organizer

Course Organizer:

Toshio Tsukiyama, Ph.D.
ttsukiya@fredhutch.org
 

Additional Lecturers:

Steve Hahn
shahn@fredhutch.org
 

Sita Kugel

skugel@fredhutch.org 

Daphne Avgousti

avgousti@fredhutch.org