Weekly Plan

Course number: LTA9

Monday -10:30-12:10 pm

Week-1-April-15- 教材の紹介/Introduction of course materials

Week-2-April 22-遺伝子を研究するための分子技術/Molecular techniques to study genes

Week-3-April 30- 変異体を生成する分子技術/Molecular techniques to generate mutants

(Tuesday- Monday class)

Week-4-May 13- CRISPR-Cas9技術/ CRISPR-Cas9 technology-1

Week-5-May 20- CRISPR-Cas9技術/ CRISPR-Cas9 technology-2

Week-6-May 27- ホルモンの紹介。 エチレンの分子調節/ Introduction to Hormone. Molecular regulation of ethylene-課題-1/Take home exam-1

Week-7-June 3- エチレン-2/ Ethylene-2

Week-8-June 10- オーキシンとその細胞調節-1/ auxin and its cellular regulation-1

Week-9-June 17-オーキシンとその細胞調節-2/ auxin and its cellular regulation-2 課題-1/Take home exam-2

Week-10-June 24-サスカチュワン大学のカレン・タニーノ先生より講義/Lecture from Dr. Karen Tanino of the University of Saskatchewan. Topic: “Freezing stress and factors to consider when planning your experiment”

Week-11-July 1-ハワード大学のアリフ・アシュラフ先生より講義/ Lecture from Dr. Arif Ashraf of Howard University. Topic: “Temperature stress and plant hormone: a quest for climate resilient crop in the age of climate change”. 

Week-12-July 8-ジャスモン酸とその分子調節/Jasmonate and its molecular regulation

カレン先生かアシュラフ先生の講義の内容についてレポート/Writing a Report on Dr. Karen//Dr. Ashraf’s lecture

Week-13- July 19-レビュー講義。学生は、自分自身を明確にするために、以前の講義からの質問をすることができます。/Review lecture. Students can ask any questions from previous lectures. OB / OGの講義-キャリアアドバイス (60分）/ Lecture from OB/OG-career advice/ (60 minutes)

(Friday- Monday class)

Week-14-July 22- 学生の現在の研究に関するプレゼンテーション/ Presentation on Student`s

current research

Grading format: 60% from take home exams, interactive discussions during week 3,8 ,11 & 13 and class attendance; 40% from final exam