Monday, September 29, 2014

Fall 2014: Assignment Topics - Set 1

Dear Students

You can choose an assignment topic from the following. I you would like to work on a topic of your own, come to discuss with me during lab timings.

Growth of bacteria on solid media
Growth of bacteria on liquid media
Bacterial identification using modern methods
Wastewater treatment using bacteria
Wastewater treatment using protozoa
Wastewater treatment using yeast
Solid waste treatment using microorganisms
Biofilms and their importance
Oil spill treatment using microorganisms
Differential media for the growth of microorganisms
Biofuels using microorganisms
Genetic engineering made possible by microorganisms
Microorganisms as tools of molecular biology
Microorganisms as tools of genetic expression
Plasmids and their uses in recombinant DNA technology
Transcription and translation in prokaryotes
Extracellular structures of microorganisms
Antibiotics against bacteria
Diagnostic microbiology
Medical microbiology

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Fall 2014: Mid-term Exam

Dear Students

Your Mid-term exam will be conducted on Thursday October 16, 2014. Details are below:

Marks: 40, W/ge: 20%
Place: S-321, Timings: 02:00-03:00 pm
Pattern: MCQs, short questions, long question
Topics: Microbial World and You: Naming and classifying microorganisms, history of microbiology, Microbes and human welfare, Microbes and human diseases; Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic compared to eukaryotic cells: Prokaryotic cell: structures external to the cell (glycocalyx, cell wall, cell membrane), structures internal to the cell (cytoplasm, genetic material, inclusions, ribosmoes), endospores, biofilms; Baterial growth (binary fission and other methods), growth curve, factors affecting growth)


Be on time.
Good luck!

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Fall 2014 Class: Quiz 1

Dear Students

Your quiz 1 will be conducted on Monday 22nd September. 2014. Details are as follows:
Marks: 10
Weightage: 5%
Syllabus: Tortora's Chapter 1
Pattern: MCQs

Be on time.

Good Luck.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Change in the Time Table of BIOL 315A for Fall 2014

Dear Students
This is to inform you that week days of classes of the BIOL 315A has been changed from Monday & Wednesday to Monday & Friday upon request of the students.
Your Wednesday's class is now shifted to Friday for the remaining part of the semester.
Saba